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196 BCE: The Rosetta Stone was made, a stela carrying a priestly decree from the reign of Ptolemy V in three languages: Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic and Greek script.
1799 CE: The Rosetta Stone is rediscovered by Pierre-François Bouchard, an officer in Napoleon's army.
1822 CE: Champollion announces decipherment of hieroglyphic writing.