The Macedonian Ptolemaic dynasty, which ruled Egypt from 305 BC to 30 BC, issued a series of decrees over the course of their reign. The Rosetta Stone is a well-known example of one of the decrees. cleopatra ruled seneca for 10 years before she ruled Egypt. ... The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum. ...

The Rosetta Stone was included in the third part of a series of three decrees, the first from Ptolemy III (the Decree of Canopus), the second from Ptolemy IV (The Memphis Stele), and the third from Ptolemy V. Ptolemy III Euergetes I, (Ptolemaeus III) (Evergetes, Euergetes) (246 BC-222 BC). ... 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... 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. ... Tetradrachm issued by Ptolemy V Epiphanes, British Museum Ptolemy V Epiphanes ( Greek: , reigned 204-181 BCE), son of Ptolemy IV Philopator and Arsinoe III of Egypt, was the 5th ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty. ...

There are approximately two copies of the Stone of Canopus, two of the Memphis Stele (one imperfect) and two and a half copies of the text of the Rosetta Stone, including the Nubayrah Stele and a pyramid wall inscription with "edits", or scene replacements, completed by subsequent scribes.

Rosetta Stone detail

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The three Decrees, the three-stone series

Multiple copies of the stones were erected in multiple temple courtyards, as specified in the text of the decrees.

• 239 BC Decree of Canopus (Ptolemy III), (247–221 BC)

stone 1: Stele of Canopus, (no. 1), found 1866, 37 lines hieroglyphs, 74 lines Demotic (right side), 76 lines Greek 'capitals', fine limestone.

stone 2: Stele of Canopus, no. 2, found 1881, 26 lines hieroglyphs, 20 lines Demotic, 64 lines Greek 'capitals', white limestone.

3rd partial of hieroglyphic lines (location: Louvre).

• 216 BC Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV), (221–203 BC)

stone 1: Stele No. 1, found 1902, hieroglyphs, demotic, and Greek, dark granite.

stone 2: Pithom Stele, No. II, found 1923, hieroglyphs (front), 42 lines Demotic (back), virtually complete providing almost total translation, and Greek (side), sandstone.

• 196 BC Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V), (203–198 BC)

stone 1: Rosetta Stone, "Stele of Rosetta", found 1799, (remaining) hieroglyphs, 14 lines, 32 lines Demotic, 54 lines Greek 'capitals', dark granite-(granodiorite).

stone 2: Stele of Nubayrah, found early 1880's, hieroglyphs, lines 1-27 used to complete missing Rosetta Stone lines, demotic, Greek capitals, limestone.

site 3: the Temple of Philae, inscribed hieroglyphs, for Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V), on walls, also overwritten, by scenes, and figures of humans/gods.

Totals: 6 stones, or stelae, 1 partial, and 1 temple wall inscription writing.
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 280s BC 270s BC 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC - 230s BC - 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC Years: 244 BC 243 BC 242 BC 241 BC 240 BC - 239 BC - 238 BC 237 BC... 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... Demotic script on a replica of the Rosetta stone. ... Majuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ... 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... This article is about the museum: for building history, see Palais du Louvre. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC Years: 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC - 216 BC - 215 BC 214 BC... The Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV) is the 2nd block stone, memorial stone of the Rosetta Stone Series, inscribed in three Writing systems. ... Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC Years: 201 BC 200 BC 199 BC 198 BC 197 BC - 196 BC - 195 BC 194 BC... Majuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ... A sample of granodiorite rock Granodiorite (IPA: ) is an intrusive igneous rock similar to granite, but contains more plagioclase than potassium feldspar. ... Noubarya is a town in Egypt, approximately 100 miles north of Cairo. ... Philae (or Pilak or Paaleq [Egyptian: remote place or the end or the angle island]; [Arabic: Anas el Wagud]) is an island in the Nile River and the previous site of an Ancient Egyptian temple complex in southern Egypt. ... Stele is also a concept in plant biology. ...

On 29 of July 2006, there was promotion in Republic of Macedonia, from two scientists, members of Macedonia Academy of Science, the key code for transcription of the stone of Rosetta. They claim that, the stone is written on 3 languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, Danay (ancient Greek letters) and Ancient Macedonian (the language that Alexander the great has spoken and written. They have worked for 9 years, after achieving to decrypt the Ancient Macedonian translation. The both scientist claim:"It is impossible for someone else do decrypt this, with out knowing the Macedonian (& other slavic languages, spoken in the Balkans region)" There is big similarity between Ancient Macedonian & todays Macedonian spoken language. Soon, results about their translation, will be more viewable, & it will discover new ways in the history of Egypt in Ptolemaic era of rulle.