<P> The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele , found in 1799 , inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis , Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V . The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic script and Demotic script , respectively , while the bottom is in Ancient Greek . As the decree has only minor differences between the three versions , the Rosetta Stone proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs . </P>
<P> The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele , found in 1799 , inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis , Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V . The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic script and Demotic script , respectively , while the bottom is in Ancient Greek . As the decree has only minor differences between the three versions , the Rosetta Stone proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs . </P>
discovered in 1799 it enabled linguists to decipher hieroglyphics
discovered in 1799 it enabled linguists to decipher hieroglyphics
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone