石碑

sekihi

this is one of those words where I knew what it was without knowing the word for it, and then when I looked it up, the word I wanted didn't come out...

the dictionary says 'stone monument' and sure enough, that's true.

the concept I had fixed on first was 'plinth' for some reason, but a plinth is just the stone base for a column, usually... then there was 'menhir' but menhirs are rarely carved, and as much as I love that menhir delivery man, Obelix, I decided that 'stela' was more appropriate.