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Question 94

A timeline places the Rosetta Stone decree in the Old Kingdom. Which replacement date and reign correct the error?

  1. About 2600 BCE under Khufu
  2. 196 BCE under Ptolemy VCorrect answer
  3. 1799 CE under Napoleon
  4. 1822 CE under Champollion

Explanation

The decree was issued in 196 BCE under Ptolemy V, long after the Old Kingdom. The year 1799 belongs to the stone's modern discovery and therefore cannot date the ancient inscription itself.

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