Friday 11/July/2025 – 03:05 AM
The Kafr El -Sheikh Museum displays a unique artifact of limestone dating back to the era of the middle state, in which the features of ancient Egyptian art and the features of religious and social life are manifested, on the occasion of the anniversary of the discovery of a Rashid stone in 1799.
Kafr El -Sheikh Museum displays a unique artifact on the occasion of the anniversary of the discovery of Rashid Stone
The shown is a stone painting engraved with a circular peak, in the middle of the brief hieroglyphic writings arranged in header and horizontal lines, colored in black. At the bottom of the painting, a person seated in a chair, put his left hand on his chest in a bitumen, and in front of him another person standing in a smaller size, wearing a short veil that reaches the knee, and puts his right hand on his chest in a stabilization position or submitting respect.
This presentation comes to celebrate the historical event that paved the way for the launch of Egyptology, when he discovered a Rashid stone during the French campaign, which the French scientist Jean -Francois Champollion managed to decipher his symbols in 1822, to lay the basis for the understanding of the ancient Egyptian language with all its three lines: hieroglyphic, demo, and Greek.
It is noteworthy that Rashid’s stone included a decree issued by the priests in the city of Memphis in 196 BC, in which they expressed their gratitude to King Ptolemy V, in appreciation of his decisions regarding endowments and exemptions granted to the priests.
This show comes from the Kafr El -Sheikh Museum to emphasize the cultural and educational role of the museum in highlighting the symbols of ancient Egyptian civilization and linking the past to the present in a rich scientific and educational context.
