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The Rosetta Stone: How One Artifact Unlocked Ancient Egypt

Object TypestelaMuseum numberEA24TitleObject: The Rosetta StoneDescriptionPart of grey and pink granodiorite stela bearing priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V in three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines) and Greek (54 lines).Cultures/periodsPtolemaicProduction date196BCExcavator/field collectorExcavated by: Pierre

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