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| Photograph of the Rosetta Stone, created around 196 BC in Egypt and now housed in the British Museum, London. The granodiorite stele is inscribed with the same decree in three scriptsâHieroglyphic, Demotic, and Ancient Greekâproviding the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. The artifact is a landmark in Egyptology and linguistic history, illustrating royal authority, religious decrees, and the multilingual culture of Ptolemaic Egypt. |
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