# Canonical recap data for Rosetta Stone Deciphered (1822)
# Source: https://recap.at/1822/rosetta-stone-deciphered
# Format: YAML 1.2 (UTF-8). Generated at request time.
slug: rosetta-stone-deciphered
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1822/rosetta-stone-deciphered"
title: Rosetta Stone Deciphered
subtitle: Champollion's breakthrough cracked Egyptian hieroglyphics and unlocked three millennia of lost civilization, revolutionizing archaeology and linguistics.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1822-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1822
decade: 1820
country:
name: France
slug: france
summaryShort: The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts, respectively, while the bottom is in Ancient Gree
summaryLong: The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf of King Ptolemy V Epiphanes. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts, respectively, while the bottom is in Ancient Greek. The decree has only minor differences across the three versions, making the Rosetta Stone key to deciphering the Egyptian scripts.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Tourist_watching_Rosetta_Stone_at_British_Museum.JPG/1280px-Tourist_watching_Rosetta_Stone_at_British_Museum.JPG"
heroImageCredit: ProtoplasmaKid · via Wikipedia
importance: 83
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone"
  title: Rosetta Stone
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- tech-launch
metaDescription: The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, on behalf of King
wikidataQid: Q48584
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260626124114/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-26
  label: Rosetta Stone
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone"
