Rosetta

E191543

Rosetta is a port city in northern Egypt near the Nile Delta, historically renowned as the discovery site of the Rosetta Stone, which was key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Rosetta canonical 2
Rashid (Rosetta) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
associatedWith decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs
country Egypt
countryCapitalOf none
discoverySiteOf Rosetta Stone
etymology derived from Italian diminutive of rosa (rose)
governorate Beheira Governorate
hasAlternativeName Rasheed
Rashid
hasArabicName Rashid
surface form: رشيد
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
river trade
hasFeature historic mosques
old Ottoman-era houses
traditional urban fabric
hasHistoricalRole Mediterranean trading port
hasNearbyArchaeologicalInterest Rosetta Stone discovery site
hasPortType river port
sea port
hasWritingSystemOnEponymousArtifact Ancient Greek
Demotic script
Egyptian hieroglyphs
historicalName Rashid
historicalSignificance discovery site of the Rosetta Stone
isPortOn Mediterranean Sea
isSmallerThan Alexandria
isTouristDestinationFor cultural tourism
history enthusiasts
knownFor Rosetta Stone
languageOfName Italian
locatedEastOf Alexandria
locatedIn Egypt
locatedInAdministrativeDivision Beheira Governorate
locatedInRegion Nile Delta
Lower Egypt
surface form: northern Egypt
locatedOn Mediterranean Sea
locatedOnRiver Nile
nearMouthOf Nile
notableEvent discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799
partOf Beheira Governorate
partOfHistoricalRegion Lower Egypt
timeZone Eastern European Time
utcOffset +2
wasImportantIn Mamluk Sultanate
surface form: Mamluk period

Ottoman period

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nile Delta contains Rosetta
Beheira Governorate hasHistoricalSite Rosetta
this entity surface form: Rashid (Rosetta)