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Dating back to the third century B.C.E., it's only the seventh copy of the Canopus Decree uncovered in the past 150 years.
Over 150 years ago, archaeologists in Egypt discovered an ancient stone tablet called the Canopus Decree. Written in three different languages — Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and Greek — it played a vital role alongside other artifacts, including the Rosetta Stone , in understanding hieroglyphics. Now, a new copy of the Canopus Decree has been found.
One of seven copies uncovered so far, the Canopus Decree was one of numerous edicts distributed across Egypt in the third century B.C.E. by the pharaoh Ptolemy III Euergetes. It covers important political, religious, and scientific updates, thus offering a fascinating look at life in ancient Egypt.
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