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The Rosetta Stone is a stele inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in Memphis, Egypt, in 196 BC. during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic and demotic scripts respectively, while the bottom is in Ancient Greek. The decree has only minor differences between the three versions, making the Rosetta Stone the key to deciphering Egyptian writings. The Rosetta Stone was the essential key to the modern understanding of ancient Egyptian literature and civilization.
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