Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued in Memphis on behalf of King Ptolemy V in 196 BCE. The Rosetta Stone was made as a result of Greek and ethnic Egyptian tensions, and as the Greeks felt resentment at not being able to read the hieroglyphs. It was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Greek scripts.[1]
In 1799, it was discovered by a soldier, Pierre-François Bouchard, during Napoleon Bonaparte's expedition to Egypt. The text was deciphered by Jean-François Champollion, which provided the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics.[2]
Somehow, the Templars procured a rubbed transfer of the missing section of the Rosetta Stone. Champollion, an ally of the Assassin Brotherhood, discovered that the rubbing contained sensitive information concerning the Assassins, which prompted the Assassin Council to task Arno Dorian with recovering its pieces, with Champollion's aid.[3]
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Appearances[]
- Assassin's Creed: Unity (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Origins (first appearance)
References[]
- ↑ Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt – "Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphs" – Passage Into History
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – Database: The Rosetta Stone
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Unity – An Engaging Egyptologist