Rosetta Stone decree
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The Rosetta Stone decree, or the Decree of Memphis, is a Ptolemaic decree most notable for its bilingual and tri-scriptual nature, which enabled the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Issued by a c
The Rosetta Stone on display in the British Museum, London
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
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Ptolemy V Epiphanes Eucharistus was the King of Ptolemaic Egypt from July or August 204 BC until his death in 180 BC.
Rosetta Stone decree
…bilingual and tri-scriptual nature, which enabled the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Issued by a council of priests confirming the royal cult of Ptolemy V in 196 BC at Memphis, it was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian Demotic and Ancient Greek. It mentions the Egyptian rebellion against the Greek…
Tetradrachm issued c. 200 BC
Silver coin of Ptolemy V. Obverse shows the king wearing a diadem. The reverse shows Zeus' eagle with Heracles' club on the left. Greek legend reads: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΠTOΛEMAIOY, Basileо̄s Ptolemaiou, "of king Ptolemy."
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