Egyptologist Jean-Francois Champollion was able to decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs through the oval shapes found in the hieroglyphic text, which are known as Kharratis and include the names of kings and queens.
He was able to compare these names with the Greek text to distinguish the name of Ptolemy and Cleopatra. It was this episode that led to the decipherment of the hieroglyphic language.
The stone represents a letter of thanks and gratitude from a group of the priests of the city of Memphis to King Ptolemy V for exempting the temples from paying some fees. It was written in 196 BC.
The stone is 113 centimeters in height, 75 centimeters wide and 27.5 inches in diameter. It is inscribed with three of the ancient languages, which are the hieroglyphic language, the Demotic or Coptic language, and the Greek language.
Egyptologist Jean-Francois Champollion was able to decipher the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs through the oval shapes found in the hieroglyphic text, which are known as Kharratis and include the names of kings and queens.
He was able to compare these names with the Greek text to distinguish the name of Ptolemy and Cleopatra. It was this episode that led to the decipherment of the hieroglyphic language.
The stone represents a letter of thanks and gratitude from a group of the priests of the city of Memphis to King Ptolemy V for exempting the temples from paying some fees. It was written in 196 BC.
The stone is 113 centimeters in height, 75 centimeters wide and 27.5 inches in diameter. It is inscribed with three of the ancient languages, which are the hieroglyphic language, the Demotic or Coptic language, and the Greek language.