Rosetta Stone
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23740219 |
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| Authors | Arthur Verhoogt (0000-0002-0348-7200, University of Michigan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah07101 |
| OpenAlex | W4243771709 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
The Rosetta Stone is a dark granite stone that bears an inscription in three languages: hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Greek. The text dates to March 27, 196 BCE , and contains a decree issued by Egyptian priests, assembled in Memphis from all over the country, on the occasion of the coronation of Ptolemy V Epiphanes the previous day.
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Coronation · Decree · Geography · Icon · Memphis · Programming language · Ptolemy's table of chords · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Classics · Computer Science · Geology · History · Paleontology
| Highly cited | No |
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