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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 March 2025. Egyptian stele with three versions of a 196 BC decree This article is about the stone itself. For its text, see Rosetta Stone decree. For other uses, see Rosetta Stone (disambiguation). Rosetta Stone The Rosetta Stone on display in the British Museum, London Material Granodiorite Size 1,123 ...
This undated photo provided by the British Museum, shows the Rosetta Stone, the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum titled, "Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt ...
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 council of priests confirming the royal cult of Ptolemy V in 196 BC at Memphis , it was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs , Egyptian Demotic and ...
The French military campaign was short-lived and unsuccessful and the majority of the collected artifacts (including the Rosetta Stone) were seized by British troops, ending up in the British Museum. Nonetheless, the information gathered by the French expedition was soon after published in the several volumes of Description de l'Égypte , which ...
A spokesperson for the British Museum told The Independent: “We have received no formal request from the Egyptian government to repatriate the Rosetta Stone. “The Rosetta stone is available to ...
The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The ...
Rosetta Stone (1 C, 16 P) S. Ancient Egyptian sculptures in the British Museum (10 P) Pages in category "Ancient Egyptian objects in the British Museum"
Richard Bruce Parkinson (born 25 May 1963) is a British Egyptologist and academic. He is Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford and a fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford. Until December 2013 he was a curator in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan, British Museum.