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.

Having a greater representation of ancient symbols than the Rossetta Stone, the Canopus Stone has proved as a crucial part in deciphering ancient hieroglyphs. The stone also examines famine relief, military campaigns, Egyptian religion and governmental organization in Ptolemaic Egypt. Further more, the stone describes the most accurate ancient calendar known to the modern world, one with 365 1/4 days per year.

See Ptolemy III, and a discussion under Intercalation (first mention of leap year on the Stone of Canopus) .

See Ptolemy IV, and the Decree of Memphis (Ptolemy IV), for Stone #2.

[edit] See also

• Ptolemaic Decrees
• 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. )

[edit] External link

• The Canopus Decree

[edit] References

• Budge. The Rosetta Stone, E.A.Wallace Budge, (Dover Publications), c 1929, Dover edition(unabridged), 1989.als:Edikt von Kanopus

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