Decree of Canopus
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The Decree of Canopus is an ancient Egyptian priestly inscription from 238 BCE, issued under Ptolemy III and written in hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Greek, notable for aiding the decipherment of Egyptian scripts alongside the Rosetta Stone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canopus Decree | 1 |
| Decree of Canopus canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian decree
ⓘ
priestly decree ⓘ trilingual inscription ⓘ |
| calendarInnovation | introduction of an extra day every four years ⓘ |
| chronology | reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ |
| commemorates | deification of Berenice II’s daughter Berenice ⓘ |
| contains |
calendar regulations
ⓘ
instructions for temple cult images ⓘ provisions for a leap day ⓘ royal titles of Ptolemy III ⓘ |
| country |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic Egypt
|
| culturalContext | Greco-Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| date | 238 BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty |
House of Ptolemy
ⓘ
surface form:
Ptolemaic dynasty
|
| genre | priestly synod decree ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| issuedBy | assembly of Egyptian priests ⓘ |
| issuedUnder | Ptolemy III Euergetes ⓘ |
| language |
Ancient Greek
ⓘ
Demotic Egyptian ⓘ Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| medium | stone stele ⓘ |
| mentions |
Berenice II of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Berenice II
deified royal family members ⓘ |
| placeOfIssue | Canopus ⓘ |
| purpose |
honor Ptolemy III Euergetes
ⓘ
record royal benefactions ⓘ regulate religious observances ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Memphis Decree
ⓘ
Rosetta Stone ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| script |
Demotic
ⓘ
Greek alphabet ⓘ hieroglyphic ⓘ |
| significance |
comparable to the Rosetta Stone
ⓘ
early example of trilingual Ptolemaic decree ⓘ important for decipherment of Egyptian scripts ⓘ |
| topic |
Ptolemaic royal cult
ⓘ
calendar reform ⓘ priestly privileges ⓘ |
| typeOfLaw | religious decree ⓘ |
| usedFor | comparative study of Egyptian and Greek texts ⓘ |
| writingDirection |
left-to-right for Greek section
ⓘ
right-to-left for hieroglyphic and Demotic sections ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily |
Egyptian scripts
ⓘ
Greek script ⓘ |
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Subject: Decree of Canopus Description of subject: The Decree of Canopus is an ancient Egyptian priestly inscription from 238 BCE, issued under Ptolemy III and written in hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Greek, notable for aiding the decipherment of Egyptian scripts alongside the Rosetta Stone.
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Canopus Decree