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The Stele of Vultures is the oldest known histographic document, a partial reconstruction of limestone fragments found among the remains of the sumerian city of Girsu(a). It is a victory stele, commemorating the victory won by Eannatum, king of Lagash, who ruled around 2450 BCE. A stele (Template:Pron-en, older /ˈstiːl/, from Greek: Template:Polytonic stēlē; plural: stelae /ˈstiːlaɪ/, Template:Polytonic stēlai; also found: Latinised singular stela and Anglicised plural steles) is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected for funerals or commemorative purposes, most usually decorated with the names and titles of the deceased or living — inscribed, carved in relief (bas-relief, sunken-relief, high-relief, and so forth), or painted onto the slab. It can also be used as territorial markers to delineate land ownership.

History and function

The Stele was discovered in 1881 in Ngirsu, (modern Telloh) Iraq, and now is housed at the louvre, in Paris. It is approximatly 5 feet, 11 inches (1.8 m) high and was erected between 2,600-2,500 BCE.

List of Fragments

Lemnos stela
Lapis Niger
For Israel/Egypt:
- Merneptah Stele
- Mesha Stele
For Egypt:
In the Western Hemisphere:
- Peru: Raimondi Stela
- Mexico: Stela C at Tres Zapotes
- Mexico: Izapa Stela 5
- Mexico: La Mojarra Stela 1
- Guatemala: Stele 14 from Piedras Negras
- Honduras: Stele H from Copan
Vietnam: the Doctorate stelae at the Temple of Literature

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-A '''stele''' ({{pron-en|ˈstiːliː}}, older {{IPA-en|ˈstiːl|}}, from [[Greek language|Greek]]: {{polytonic|στήλη}} ''stēlē''; plural: '''stelae''' {{IPA-en|ˈstiːlaɪ|}}, {{polytonic|στῆλαι}} ''stēlai''; also found: Latinised singular '''stela''' and Anglicised plural '''steles''') is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected for [[funerals]] or [[memorial|commemorative purposes]], most usually decorated with the names and titles of the deceased or living — inscribed, carved in relief ([[bas-relief]], [[sunken-relief]], [[alto-relievo|high-relief]], and so forth), or painted onto the slab. It can also be used as territorial markers to delineate land ownership. The Stele of Vultures is the oldest known histographic document, a partial reconstruction of fragments found among the remains of the sumerian city of Girsu(a). It is a victory stele, comemorating the victory won bt Eannatum, king of Lagash, who ruled around 2450 BCE.
+The Stele of Vultures is the oldest known histographic document, a partial reconstruction of limestone fragments found among the remains of the sumerian city of Girsu(a). It is a victory stele, commemorating the victory won by Eannatum, king of Lagash, who ruled around 2450 BCE. A '''stele''' ({{pron-en|ˈstiːliː}}, older {{IPA-en|ˈstiːl|}}, from [[Greek language|Greek]]: {{polytonic|στήλη}} ''stēlē''; plural: '''stelae''' {{IPA-en|ˈstiːlaɪ|}}, {{polytonic|στῆλαι}} ''stēlai''; also found: Latinised singular '''stela''' and Anglicised plural '''steles''') is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected for [[funerals]] or [[memorial|commemorative purposes]], most usually decorated with the names and titles of the deceased or living — inscribed, carved in relief ([[bas-relief]], [[sunken-relief]], [[alto-relievo|high-relief]], and so forth), or painted onto the slab. It can also be used as territorial markers to delineate land ownership.
 ==History and function==
+The Stele was discovered in 1881 in Ngirsu, (modern Telloh) Iraq, and now is housed at the louvre, in Paris. It is approximatly 5 feet, 11 inches (1.8 m) high and was erected between 2,600-2,500 BCE.
 ==List of Fragments==