Stelae were created for many reasons. Grave stelae were used for funerary or commemorative purposes. Stelae as slabs of stone would also be used as ancient Greek and Roman government notices or as boundary markers to mark borders or property lines. Stelae were occasionally erected as memorials to battles.

What does stele mean in Egyptian?

In ancient Egypt, stelae are slabs of stone or wood, of many different shapes, usually bearing inscriptions, reliefs or paintings.

What does the stele depict?

A stele is a large carved piece of wood or stone that contains information about a particular society. The oldest written law code in the world, Hammurabi's code, was carved on several steles and displayed in public locations.