ptolemy iii issued the decree written in three translations on the rosetta stone.
ptolemy iii issued the decree written in three translations on the rosetta stone.
who issued the decree written in three translations on the rosetta stone?
ptolemy iii
the stele was erected after the coronation of king ptolemy v and was inscribed with a decree that established the divine cult of the new ruler. the decree was issued by a congress of priests who gathered at memphis. the date is given as "4 xandikos" in the macedonian calendar and "18 mekhir" in the egyptian calendar, which corresponds to . the year is stated as the ninth year of ptolemy v's reign (equated with 197/196 bc), which is confirmed by naming four priests who officiated in that year: aetos son of aetos was priest of the divine cults of alexander the great and the five ptolemies down to ptolemy v himself; the other three priests named in turn in the inscription are those who led the worship of berenice euergetis (wife of ptolemy iii), arsinoe philadelphos (wife and sister of ptolemy ii), and arsinoe philopator, mother of ptolemy v. however, a second date is also given in the greek and hieroglyphic texts, corresponding to , the official anniversary of ptolemy's coronation. the demotic text conflicts with this, listing consecutive days in march for the decree and the anniversary. it is uncertain why this discrepancy exists, but it is clear that the decree was issued in 196 bc and that it was designed to re-establish the rule of the ptolemaic kings over egypt.
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the rosetta stone is an ancient artifact used to decipher egyptian hieroglyphs.









































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