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title: Rosetta Stone, Right Side
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5320/rosetta-stone-right-side/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Rosetta Stone, Right Side

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Rosetta Stone, Right Side](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5320.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5320.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is right side of the [Rosetta stone](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rosetta_Stone/). We can recognize an English text carved on this side. The text reads "Captured in [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/) by the British Army in 1801". The Rosetta Stone is a large almost complete fragment of a grey-pink granodiorite stela. A decree was carved on this stela using 3 ancient texts in 3 separate blocks; hieroglyphic, demotic, and [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/). This decree was passed by a council of priests. It affirms the royal cult of king [Ptolemy](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ptolemy/) V (who was 13-years-old) on the first anniversary of his coronation. It was found at Fort Saint Julien of El-Rashid (Rosetta) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/), Egypt in 1799 CE. It was excavated by Pierre-François Bouchard (a French officer in the Engineers at Fort Julien) and was donated to the British Museum by King George III of the United Kingdom in 1802 CE. [Ptolemaic Period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ptolemaic_Dynasty/), 196 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, July 15). Rosetta Stone, Right Side. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5320/rosetta-stone-right-side/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Rosetta Stone, Right Side." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 15, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5320/rosetta-stone-right-side/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Rosetta Stone, Right Side." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jul 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5320/rosetta-stone-right-side/>.

## License & Copyright

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