Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic, and Koine Greek script
Created
238 BC
Discovered
1866 Tanis, Egypt
Discovered by
Karl Richard Lepsius
Present location
Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Egypt
The Decree of Canopus is a trilingual inscription in three scripts, which dates from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. It was written in three writing systems: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic, and Koine Greek, on several ancient Egyptian memorial stones, or steles. The inscription is a record of a great assembly of priests held at Canopus, Egypt, on 7 Appellaios (Mac.) = 17 Tybi (Eg.) year 9 of Ptolemy III = Thursday 7 March 238 BC (proleptic Julian calendar). Their decree honoured Pharaoh Ptolemy III Euergetes; Queen Berenice, his wife; and Princess Berenice.[1]
^Robinson Ellis, A Commentary on Catullus, Adamant Media Corporation 2005, ISBN 1-4021-7101-3, p. 295
The DecreeofCanopus is a trilingual inscription in three scripts, which dates from the Ptolemaic period of ancient Egypt. It was written in three writing...
slightly earlier Ptolemaic decrees: the Decreeof Alexandria in 243 BC, the DecreeofCanopus in 238 BC, and the Memphis decreeof Ptolemy IV, c. 218 BC....
specified in the text of the decrees. There exist three copies plus a fragment of the DecreeofCanopus, two copies of the Memphis Decree (one imperfect),...
the town of Thonis (Heracleion) were to be given to the ancient sanctuary of Neith of Sais. The city is also mentioned in the DecreeofCanopus honoring...
location of the stele; copies from Upper Egypt record the reconquering of Thebes in year 19 instead of the siege of Lycopolis. DecreeofCanopus for Ptolemy...
through V also had stelae, including the bilingual, three-script DecreeofCanopus, the Nubayrah Stele, and the Rosetta Stone. The Great Mendes Stela :...
Egyptian calendar was introduced at the time of Ptolemy III (DecreeofCanopus, in 238 BC) which consisted of adding an extra day every fourth year. However...
is found on the Pithom Stele II. Ptolemaic DecreesDecreeofCanopus, for Ptolemy III Rosetta Stone decree, for Ptolemy V Budge. The Rosetta Stone, Sir...
attempt to add an extra day every fourth year was made in 238 BC (DecreeofCanopus). Caesar probably experienced this "wandering" or "vague" calendar...
preserved copy of the DecreeofCanopus was discovered in the city. List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia...
of the latter, a reform of the ancient Egyptian calendar was introduced at the time of Ptolemy III (DecreeofCanopus, in 238 BC) which consisted of the...
see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The total number of distinct Egyptian hieroglyphs increased over time from...
the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs (especially the last one) the Raphia Decree (217 BCE; Memphis, Egypt) the DecreeofCanopus (238–237 BCE; Tanis...
Sardinia. The DecreeofCanopus, also called "Table of Tanis", is a memorial stone promulgated by an assemblage of priests in honour of Ptolemy III Euergetes...
Passalacqua in 1865, he was director of the museum. In 1866 Lepsius returned to Egypt, where he discovered the DecreeofCanopus at Tanis, an inscription closely...
Sardinia. The DecreeofCanopus, also called "Table of Tanis", is a memorial stone promulgated by an assemblage of priests in honour of Ptolemy III Euergetes...
elite, which was codified in the Canopusdecreeof 238 BC and set a trend for Ptolemaic power in Egypt for the rest of the dynasty. In the Aegean, Ptolemy...
copy of the DecreeofCanopus is found at Tanis. May 23 - Edgar J. Banks, American antiquarian (d. 1945). June 26 - George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon...
Spartan placed under house arrest. In 219 BC, while Ptolemy IV was at Canopus, Cleomenes III broke free and attempted to lead an armed uprising against...
solar year every four years. Ptolemy III's CanopusDecree attempted to correct this through the introduction of a sixth epagomenal day every four years but...
when the President decrees official mourning. In addition, state and local governments may decree official mourning with the death of a mayor or governor...
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