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July 1799

The Rosetta Stone is discovered at Fort Julien

French soldiers discovered the stone near Rosetta during military construction work.

Canonical milestoneRosetta (Rashid), Egypt1 timeline

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TimelineTimeline of the Rosetta Stone and the Decipherment of Egyptian Hieroglyphs

Position 5

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Sources

British MuseumConfidence 99%

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egyptdiscoveryarchaeology