Close
Cart (0)
Login
Register
0
Selected
Invert selection
Deselect all
Deselect all
Click here to refresh results
Click here to refresh results
Go to Login page
Hide details
Conceptually similar
ART319812
ART200511
ART307790
ART306733
ART414961
ART306736
ART306739
ART306044
ART306792
ART320160
ART303314
ART200574
ART130340
ART307789
ART307890
ART307556
ART418362
ART516318
ART482345
ART516319
The Rosetta Stone, Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 196 BC. The inscription is a priestly decree affirming the royal cult of the 13-year-old Ptolemy V. The decree is inscribed three times, in hieroglyphic (suitable for a priestly decree), demotic (the native script used for daily purposes), and Greek (the language of the administration).
Location
British Museum/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART177632
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3770px × 4633px
Photo Credit
© The Trustees of the British Museum / Art Resource, NY
Add to lightbox
Add to cart
Tags
Greek script
Hieroglyphic script
Inscription
Minor Arts
Ptolemaic period (332 BCE-30 CE)
Rosetta Stone