The Decree of Canopus (Stone of Canopus) is the memorial Stone inscribed by the Pharaoh, Ptolemy III, Euergetes, in 239 B.C.E. This is the beginning of the discussion of the "Rosetta Stone Series" stones, with the 2nd stone being the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV), for Ptolemy IV, and the 3rd, and final stone, being the Rosetta Stone, for Ptolemy V, in 196 B.C.E. Ptolemy III Euergetes I, (Ptolemaeus III) (Evergetes, Euergetes) (246 BC-222 BC). ... The Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV) is the 2nd block stone, memorial stone of the Rosetta Stone Series, inscribed in three Writing systems. ... Under the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (reigned 221-204 BC), son of Ptolemy III, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began. ... The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum The Rosetta Stone is a dark granite stone (often incorrectly identified as basalt) with writing on it in three languages, Egyptian, Greek and Demotic. ... Ptolemy V Epiphanes (reigned 204-181 BC), son of Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoë, was not more than five years old when he came to the throne, and under a series of regents the kingdom was paralysed. ...

See Ptolemy III, and a discussion under Leap Year, (first usage of leap year on the Stone of Canopus(?) . Ptolemy III Euergetes I, (Ptolemaeus III) (Evergetes, Euergetes) (246 BC-222 BC). ... A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

See Ptolemy IV, and the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV), for Stone #2. Under the reign of Ptolemy IV Philopator (reigned 221-204 BC), son of Ptolemy III, the decline of the Ptolemaic kingdom began. ... The Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV) is the 2nd block stone, memorial stone of the Rosetta Stone Series, inscribed in three Writing systems. ...

See also

• Rosetta Stone, for the ( 6 ) stelae in the 3-Stone Series, for the 3-Decree Series. (Includes some stone/Script specifics, and type of Rock used. )

The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum The Rosetta Stone is a dark granite stone (often incorrectly identified as basalt) with writing on it in three languages, Egyptian, Greek and Demotic. ... Stele is also a concept in plant biology. ...

References

• Budge. The Rosetta Stone, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1929, Dover edition(unabridged), 1989.