Decree of Canopus
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The Decree of Canopus (Stone of Canopus) is the memorial Stone inscribed by the Pharaoh, Ptolemy III, Euergetes, in 239 B.C.E. This is the beginning of the discussion of the "Rosetta Stone Series" stones, with the 2nd stone being the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV), for Ptolemy IV, and the 3rd, and final stone, being the Rosetta Stone, for Ptolemy V, in 196 B.C.E.
See Ptolemy III, and a discussion under Leap Year, (first usage of leap year on the Stone of Canopus(?) .
See Ptolemy IV, and the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV), for Stone #2.
See also
- Canopus, Egypt
- Rosetta Stone, for the ( 6 ) stelae in the 3-Stone Series, for the 3-Decree Series. (Includes some stone/Script specifics, and type of Rock used. )
References
- Budge. The Rosetta Stone, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1929, Dover edition(unabridged), 1989.
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