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Rosetta Stone: History

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Learn about the Rosetta Stone with iMinds insightful knowledge series. In 196 BCE, priests of all the gods of Upper and Lower Egypt assembled at Memphis to celebrate the accession to the throne of the boy king Ptolemy V. He was already in the ninth year of his reign, but this was the first time that such a momentous gathering as this had taken place. The Council of Priests reviewed all the good works that Ptolemy had performed since acceding to the throne. They also decided that his services to Egypt merited extra honours to be paid to him in all major temples in Egypt. So, after this ceremony, the priests went about drafting a decree in which the good deeds of Ptolemy V and the extra honours to be paid to him were laid out. iMinds brings targeted knowledge to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind.

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5 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 31, 2010

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Dr. Appu Sasidharan (Dasfill)

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Rosetta stone is a stone with three versions of inscriptions issued in Memphis in 196 BC. The top and middle texts are in ancient Egyptian, while the bottom text is in ancient Greek.

“The Council of Priests reviewed all the good works that Ptolemy had performed since acceding to the throne. They also decided that his services to Egypt merited extra honors to be paid to him in all major temples in Egypt. So, after this ceremony, the priests went about drafting a decree in which the good deeds of Ptolemy V and the extra honors to be paid to him were laid out.”

This book will help you learn more about the rosetta stone and its historical significance.

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