Rosetta Stone

Year of Object(s) Creation: 196 B.C.E.
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Object Type(s): Stele
Object Material(s): granodiorite, stone
Provenience Nation: Egypt
Provenience Location: Rashid (or Rosetta), Egypt
Year Removed from Findspot: 1799

Provenance
Start Year: 1801
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Circumstance of Acquisition: handed over deal when French forces in Egypt surrendered to the British
Nation: United Kingdom
Location: British Museum
Start Year: 1799
End Year: 1801
Circumstance of Acquisition: discovered by French troops digging foundations for a fort
Nation: France
Location: Egypt (in France's possession)

Egyptian Rosetta Stone


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Case Status: Unresolved
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Complainant Name: Government of Egypt
Complainant Nation: Egypt
Complainant Nation Economy: Developing
Complainant Type: Public: Government

Respondent Name: British Museum
Respondent Nation: United Kingdom
Respondent Nation Economy: Developed
Respondent Type: Public: Institution

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Editor's Notes:
Famous fragment of an ancient stela which helped unlock the hieroglyphic script of ancient Egypt. It contains three translations of a decree relating to a settlement between ruling Ptolemies and a sect of Egyptian priests, one in classic hieroglyphics, one in Demotic, and one in Ancient Greek. Editor: Eliza Rodi