The Rosetta Stone is widely considered one of the most important artifacts in Egyptology. But many similar stone texts have helped archaeologists decipher ancient languages and cultures.
Yet, the ancient Egyptians were not the only ones to draw up their decrees in multiple languages. Other peoples and civilizations followed similar customs, leaving steles, inscriptions and other artifacts that have puzzled archaeologists. Below are the stories of several other Rosetta-like stones that, in their own way, advanced knowledge of ancient and historical peoples and their languages.
Like the Rosetta Stone, the Decree of Canopus is written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Ancient Greek and Demotic scripts. Reclaimed in 1866 by German savants in Tanis, the artefact dates back to 238 B.C. It records a meeting of priests who, the ruler of Egypt at the time, and his wife Berenice, while setting up a cult in their deceased daughter’s honor. Other copies were found across different locations in Egypt.
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