Item EA24 - The Rosetta Stone

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EA24

Title

The Rosetta Stone

Date(s)

  • 196 BCE (Creation)

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Grey and pink granodiorite

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Part of grey and pink granodiorite stela bearing priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V in three blocks of text: Hieroglyphic (14 lines), Demotic (32 lines) and Greek (54 lines). Classification: Stela. Ptolemaic Period. 3D model by The British Museum via Sketchfab; photography and model creation by Daniel Pett.

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Conditions governing reproduction

CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. Copyright: The Trustees of the British Museum.

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      Ptolemaic Period. 3D model: 480.3k triangles, 239.8k vertices. Priestly decree concerning Ptolemy V coronation anniversary.

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      The British Museum

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          Sources

          The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom. https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/the-rosetta-stone-1e03509704a3490e99a173e53b93e282. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

          Archivist's note

          Record sourced from The British Museum via Sketchfab Open Access, February 2026. 3D model by The British Museum (@britishmuseum).

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