The Rosetta Stone is inscribed with a decree in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek. That parallel text helped scholars unlock ancient Egyptian writing.

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History

Why it matters

The idea in context

Found in 1799 and held in the British Museum, the Rosetta Stone repeats one decree of 196 BC in three scripts. The readable Greek text let Jean-François Champollion decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs in 1822.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Rosetta Taşı; hiyeroglif, Demotik ve Yunanca bir ferman taşır. Bu paralel metin, bilginlerin eski Mısır yazısını çözmesini sağladı.
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1799'da bulunan ve British Museum'da korunan Rosetta Taşı, MÖ 196 tarihli tek bir fermanı üç ayrı yazıyla yineler. Okunabilen Yunanca metin, Jean-François Champollion'un 1822'de Mısır hiyerogliflerini çözmesini sağladı.

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S16 British Museum Rosetta Stone

Background reading: Rosetta StoneAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
Next in the open archiveThe British Museum dates the inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone to 196 BC, during the reign of Ptolemy V. Its fame comes from what it allowed people to read again.Q0619