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The Rosetta Stone is one of the most important objects in the British Museum as it holds the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphs—a script made up of small pictures that was used originally in ancient Egypt for religious texts. Created 196 BC ..

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Ptolemy V Epiphanes: Rosetta Stone  wikidata:Q48584 reasonator:Q48584 s:fr:Pierre de Rosette
Artist
Ptolemy V Epiphanes  (–210––180) wikidata:Q39957 s:en:Portal:Ptolemy V Epiphanes
 
Ptolemy V Epiphanes
Alternative names
Ptolemy Epiphanes; Ptolemy V
Description sovereign
Date of birth/death 9 October 210 BC
date QS:P,-0210-10-09T00:00:00Z/11
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180 BC
date QS:P,-0180-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Authority file
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Author
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Title
Rosetta Stone
label QS:Les,"piedra de Rosetta"
label QS:Lis,"Rósettusteinninn"
label QS:Ltok,"kiwen Oseta"
label QS:Lms,"Batu Rosetta"
label QS:Len-gb,"Rosetta Stone"
label QS:Lbg,"Розетски камък"
label QS:Lro,"Piatra din Rosetta"
label QS:Lur,"سنگ روزیٹا"
label QS:Lmg,"Vato Rosetta"
label QS:Lsk,"Rosettská doska"
label QS:Loc,"Pèira de Roseta"
label QS:Lzh-hant,"羅塞塔石碑"
label QS:Lzh-cn,"羅塞塔石碑"
label QS:Lko,"로제타석"
label QS:Leo,"Rozeta ŝtono"
label QS:Lcs,"Rosettská deska"
label QS:Lbs,"Ploča iz Rosette"
label QS:Lbn,"রোসেটা প্রস্তরফলক"
label QS:Lfr,"pierre de Rosette"
label QS:Ljv,"Watu Rosetta"
label QS:Lhr,"Kamen iz Rosette"
label QS:Lvi,"Phiến đá Rosetta"
label QS:Llv,"Rozetas akmens"
label QS:Laf,"Rosettasteen"
label QS:Lsr,"Камен из Розете"
label QS:Lpt-br,"Pedra de Roseta"
label QS:Lsco,"Rosetta Stane"
label QS:Lmn,"Розеттагийн чулуу"
label QS:Lnn,"Rosettasteinen"
label QS:Lnb,"Rosettastenen"
label QS:Laz,"Rozetta daşı"
label QS:Lban,"Watu Rosetta"
label QS:Lkn,"ರೊಸೆಟ್ಟ ಕಲ್ಲು"
label QS:Lckb,"بەردی ڕەشید"
label QS:Len,"Rosetta Stone"
label QS:Lar,"حجر رشيد"
label QS:Lbr,"Maen Rosetta"
label QS:Lmy,"ရိုဇက်တာ ကျောက်စာ"
label QS:Lyue,"羅塞塔石碑"
label QS:Lhu,"Rosette-i kő"
label QS:Llb,"Stee vu Rosetta"
label QS:Leu,"Rosetta harria"
label QS:Lzh-hans,"羅塞塔石碑"
label QS:Last,"Piedra de Rosetta"
label QS:Lzea,"Rosetta-steen"
label QS:Lso,"Rosetta Stone"
label QS:Lcy,"Carreg Rosetta"
label QS:Lku,"Kevirê Rosetta"
label QS:Lbe,"Разецкі камень"
label QS:Lfa,"سنگ رشید"
label QS:Lzh,"羅塞塔石碑"
label QS:Lda,"Rosettestenen"
label QS:Lka,"როზეტის ქვა"
label QS:Lja,"ロゼッタ・ストーン"
label QS:Lrm,"Crap da Rosetta"
label QS:Lnrm,"Pièrre dé Rosette"
label QS:Larz,"حجر رشيد"
label QS:Lru,"Розеттский камень"
label QS:Lhe,"אבן רוזטה"
label QS:Lla,"Tabula Rosettana"
label QS:Lzh-hk,"羅錫達石碑"
label QS:Lhi,"रोज़ेटा शिला"
label QS:Lwuu,"罗塞塔石碑"
label QS:Lfi,"Rosettan kivi"
label QS:Lhyw,"Ռոզեթայի Քարը"
label QS:Len-ca,"Rosetta Stone"
label QS:Lia,"Petra de Rosetta"
label QS:Lta,"ரொசெட்டா கல்"
label QS:Lit,"Stele di Rosetta"
label QS:Lsi,"රොසෙටා පාෂාණය"
label QS:Lsh,"Kamen iz Rosette"
label QS:Luz,"Rozett toshi"
label QS:Let,"Rosetta kivi"
label QS:Lid,"Batu Rosetta"
label QS:Lwar,"Bato Rosetta"
label QS:Lpa,"ਰੋਜ਼ੈਟਾ ਪੱਥਰ"
label QS:Lhy,"Ռոզետայի քար"
label QS:Lga,"Leac Rosetta"
label QS:Lscn,"Petra di Rosetta"
label QS:Lpt,"Pedra de Roseta"
label QS:Lmt,"Ġebla ta’ Rosetta"
label QS:Lbo,"ལུའོ་སའེ་རྡོ་རིང་།"
label QS:Luk,"Розетський камінь"
label QS:Llt,"Rozetės akmuo"
label QS:Lsl,"Kamen iz Rosette"
label QS:Lca,"Pedra de Rosetta"
label QS:Ltr,"Rosetta Taşı"
label QS:Lde,"Stein von Rosette"
label QS:Lth,"ศิลาโรเซตตา"
label QS:Lpl,"Kamień z Rosetty"
label QS:Lml,"റോസെറ്റാ സ്റ്റോൺ"
label QS:Lnl,"Steen van Rosetta"
label QS:Lbe-tarask,"Разэцкі камень"
label QS:Lio,"Rosetta-Stono"
label QS:Lfy,"Rosetta Stien"
label QS:Lsv,"Rosettastenen"
label QS:Lgl,"pedra de Rosetta"
label QS:Lmk,"Камен од Розета"
label QS:Lel,"Στήλη της Ροζέττας"
label QS:Lsu,"Batu Rosetta"
Object type archaeological artifact / Überrest / bilingual inscription Edit this at Wikidata
Description
A picture of the Rosetta Stone, in a high contrast, readable format
Language Ancient Greek / Egyptian Edit this at Wikidata
Date 3 January 2009
Medium granodiorite Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions height: 112.3 cm (44.2 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 757 mm (29.8 in) Edit this at Wikidata; depth: 284 mm (11.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata; thickness: 284 mm (11.1 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+112.3U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+757U174789
dimensions QS:P5524,+284U174789
dimensions QS:P2610,+284U174789
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Accession number
EA24 (British Museum) Edit this at Wikidata
Place of discovery Fort Julien Edit this at Wikidata
Object history
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Source/Photographer The website of the European Space Agency (ESA) [1]
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