page_title: Rosetta Stone decree
hierarchical_section_title: Rosetta Stone decree
context_page_description: The Rosetta Stone decree, or Decree of Memphis, is a Ptolemaic decree issued by Ptolemy V at Memphis in 196 BC. It was recorded in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian Demotic and Ancient Greek, on the Rosetta Stone and the Nubayrah Stele.
  The Rosetta Stone was key to solving the puzzle of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics.
  The inscription on the Rosetta Stone is a decree passed by a council of priests. It is one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation in 196 BC.
context_section_description: The Rosetta Stone decree, or Decree of Memphis, is a Ptolemaic decree issued by Ptolemy V at Memphis in 196 BC. It was recorded in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian Demotic and Ancient Greek, on the Rosetta Stone and the Nubayrah Stele.
  The Rosetta Stone was key to solving the puzzle of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics.
  The inscription on the Rosetta Stone is a decree passed by a council of priests. It is one of a series that affirm the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V on the first anniversary of his coronation in 196 BC.
caption: Detail of the Rosetta Stone inscription
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