inscription; epitaph; epigraph
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
cenotaph; memorial monument
oral tradition; legend; folklore
slab with a haiku cut on it
monument (stele, gravestone, etc.) engraved with a poem
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
monument to the faithful who died in battle
monument (commemorating a virtuous deed)