Rosetta Stone decree Rosetta Stone decree The Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy V) is the third Memphis decree, the first being for his grandfather Ptolemy III (Decree of Canopus), and the second being The Raphia Decree (Ptolemy IV). The Decree for Ptolemy V is the text recorded on the Rosetta Stone (issued at Memphis in 196 BC) in the Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic (Egyptian) script, and Greek. The Hellenistic 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 the best known example. After six lines of preview on
Rosetta Stone (company) corporation to a C corporation. Ownership transferred to investment firms ABS Capital Partners and Norwest Equity Partners. On September 23, 2008, Rosetta Stone Inc. filed an Initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission. On April 15, 2009, the company was listed as the Rosetta Stone on the New York Stock Exchange. Since 2016, the company's president and CEO has been John Hass. Rosetta Stone is transitioning to a cloud-based business model that goes beyond language learning and deeper into education technology. In 2013, it acquired four companies—Vivity Labs Inc (creators of the Fit Brains Trainer), Livemocha, Tell Me