EA 24
E433450
Ptolemaic-period artifact
ancient Egyptian artifact
granodiorite stele
inscribed stele
museum object
EA 24 is the British Museum’s catalog designation for the Rosetta Stone, the famous granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree in three scripts that was key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EA 24 canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ptolemaic-period artifact
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian artifact ⓘ granodiorite stele ⓘ inscribed stele ⓘ museum object ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 1802 ⓘ |
| acquisitionMethod | seized by British forces from French in Egypt ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rosetta Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | EA 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| color | dark grey to black ⓘ |
| condition | broken and incomplete ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus | iconic artifact of Egyptology ⓘ |
| currentCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentLocation | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 196 BCE ⓘ |
| deciphermentContributor |
Jean-François Champollion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | French expedition to Egypt ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1799 ⓘ |
| discoveryRegion | Rashid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoverySite | Rosetta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displayStatus | on public display ⓘ |
| gallery | British Museum Egyptian sculpture gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenceOnField | foundation of modern Egyptology ⓘ |
| inscriptionContent | priestly decree honoring Ptolemy V ⓘ |
| inscriptionSide | one side only ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | decree ⓘ |
| issuer | Ptolemy V Epiphanes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Ancient Egyptian
ⓘ
Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legalStatus | property of the British Museum ⓘ |
| material | granodiorite ⓘ |
| museumCollection | British Museum Egyptian collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| museumDepartment | Department of Egypt and Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objectType | fragmentary stele ⓘ |
| originalFunction | temple stele ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Temple at Sais or nearby region ⓘ |
| ownership | British Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptArrangement | hieroglyphic at top, Demotic in middle, Greek at bottom ⓘ |
| scriptCount | 3 ⓘ |
| scriptPurpose | to present same decree in three scripts ⓘ |
| significance | key to decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | not repatriated to Egypt as of early 21st century ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Ancient Greek
ⓘ
Demotic script NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.