The remains of a revolutionary two thousand years ago confirm what the Rosetta Stone wrote about "an ancient Egyptian revolution"

Little West

The remains of a warrior believed to have been killed during a 2,200-year-old Egyptian uprising have been discovered on the famous Rosetta Stone.

At the annual meeting of the American School of Oriental Research on November 22, scientists uncovered a skeleton found in the ancient city of Thameis in the Nile Delta region north of Cairo, about 65 km from the Mediterranean coast, due to a fighter who participated in an uprising of Egypt's indigenous people. Against the Hellenistic rule, its events took place on the Rosetta Stone in the 2nd century BC.

Under the ruins of Thames
The Rosetta Stone records Ptolemy V's victory in the Nile Delta over a group of indigenous Egyptians who rose up against Hellenistic rule, but no concrete archaeological evidence confirms that the revolution actually occurred before the recent excavations in the ancient city of Thames.

Researchers say the city of Thames, where the temple was found, was founded in the middle of the first millennium BC and is now buried beneath the hill of Altimay, formed of dust and debris during long periods of Greek occupation as a result of neglect.

The city was one of the important centers of the trade corridor linking the Mediterranean Sea with Upper Egypt, and was famous for producing high quality perfumes.

According to a report in the journal Science News, the skeleton of the warrior was unearthed, lying on the ground and covered with dust, with no sign of burial. Later tests showed that the man suffered unhealed wounds in his arm and a number of fractures that may have occurred during repeated fighting throughout his life, especially before his death.

Says d. Robert Littman of the University of Hawaii at Manoa led the team that they found evidence that the veteran might be a victim of the "ancient Egyptian revolution" described on Rosetta Stone.

Archaeologists have discovered near the skeleton burned noble head and palm-sized stone balls thrown at enemy lines by catapults, as well as coins in the neighborhood dating back to 180 BC. And 170 BC. The time of the historic uprising.

This supports the scientists' belief that the warrior is linked to the Egyptian revolution mentioned on Rosetta Stone. Though Litman says it is not yet clear whether the residents of Thamis are allied with rebel forces or the Pharaoh.

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The Rosetta Stone, written in three different languages, Ancient Greek, Hieroglyphics, and Egyptian Demotic, in 196 BC, describes the military victory of the Greek pharaoh Ptolemy V, following the suppression of the indigenous revolt of Egypt that broke out in Thameus, which lasted from 206 to 186 BC.

The stone was discovered in 1799 by French archaeologist Francois Champollion during the French campaign against Egypt. He was seized by the British and taken to the British Museum in London, where he has been on display for 222 years.

The stone is 114.4 centimeters high at its highest point, 72.3 centimeters wide, 27.9 centimeters thick and one of the most famous artifacts in the world.

Scientists believe that the Rosetta Stone belonged to a group of similar carved paintings completed throughout Egypt during the Great Revolution of 206-186 BC, celebrating the achievements of Ptolemy V and confirming the cult of the young king.

The researchers say that the Rosetta Stone was probably not an artwork of the artist's imagination with references to the gods and the hereafter, but rather a mobile tool for propaganda after an uprising that proved the skeletal remains discovered.