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Hieroglyphic-Demotic-Greek: The Rosetta Decree

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Hieroglyphic, 196 B.C., line no. 7

and they are to fashion a cult statue of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Ptol[emy…]

Quirke & Andrews

and they are to fashion a cult statue of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Ptol[emy…]

Demotic, 196 B.C., line no. 24

mtw =w dj.t ḫꜥ sḫm-(n-)nṯr (n) pr-ꜥꜣ Ptlwmjꜣs pꜣ nṯr-pr ntj- – nꜣ-ꜥn tꜣj =f md.t-nfr.t

mtw -w ṭy:t ḫꜥ sḫm=n=nčr n pr=ꜥꜣ Ptlwmyꜣs pꜣ= nčr=pr nty =nꜣ=ꜥn =tꜣy -f =mṭ:t=nfr:t

Quirke & Andrews

They are to cause to appear the divine image of Pharaoh^LHP Ptolemy, the God who appears, whose goodness is perfect,

Greek, 196 B.C., line no. 41

ΙΔΡΥΣΑΣΘΑΙ ΔΕ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙ ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΩΙ ΘΕΩΙ ΕΠΙΦΑΝΕΙ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩΙ

Greek normalized, 196 B.C.

ἱδρύσασθαι δὲ βασιλεῖ Πτολεμαίωι θεῶι Ἐπιφανεῖ Εὐχαρίστωι (ξόανον τε),

Quirke & Andrews

(41) and to establish for king Ptolemy the god Epiphanes Eucharistos,

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