Discovery at Fort Julien
- When
- July 1799
- Where
- Fort Julien, a couple of miles north-east of Rosetta
French soldiers fortifying Fort Julien near Rosetta in July 1799 uncovered the granodiorite stele, found by officer Pierre-François Bouchard.
In mid-July 1799, French soldiers under Colonel d'Hautpoul were strengthening the defences of Fort Julien, a couple of miles north-east of the Egyptian port city of Rosetta (modern-day Rashid). The stone was found there in July 1799 by French army officer Pierre-François Bouchard during France's invasion of Egypt. A contemporary catalogue of artefacts discovered by the French expedition listed it as a stone of black granodiorite bearing three inscriptions, found at Rosetta.
Sources
- Rosetta Stone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
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