In what century was the Rosetta Stone deciphered?
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The Rosetta Stone was deciphered in the 19th Century. It is a granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued in Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The decree appears in three scripts: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and Greek.
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