The 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.

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History

Why it matters

The idea in context

The decree honours the young pharaoh Ptolemy V. Its three parallel scripts — hieroglyphic, Demotic and Greek — turned the Rosetta Stone into the key that unlocked ancient Egyptian writing in 1822.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

British Museum, Rosetta Taşı üzerindeki yazıtları V. Ptolemaios döneminde, MÖ 196'ya tarihler. Ünü, insanların yeniden okuyabilmesini sağladığı şeyden gelir.
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Ferman, genç firavun V. Ptolemaios'u onurlandırır. Üç koşut yazısı — hiyeroglif, Demotik ve Yunanca — Rosetta Taşı'nı 1822'de eski Mısır yazısını açan anahtara dönüştürdü.

Source trail

Read beyond the card.

S16 British Museum Rosetta Stone

Background reading: Rosetta StoneAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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