Chronicle of Georgia: Inscribed Pillar Overlooking the Valley

Inscribed Pillar Overlooking the Valley. Some pillars carry long carved inscriptions beneath a scroll motif — the memorial literally written as a book in stone. Lines of carved text cover this part of the pillar, like a page from a book in stone. King Erekle II, the “Little Kakhetian”, led the eastern Georgian kingdom through the 18th century and fought until old age.