How can there be a rock with Greek and Hieroglyphs on a rock? How did the people that wrote in hieroglyphics know greek?

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∻Answer∻ ⚹ The rock you are referring to is likely the Rosetta Stone, which features the same text in three scripts: Greek, Demotic, and Hieroglyphs. The people who wrote in hieroglyphics knew Greek because of the Ptolemaic Dynasty, where Greek culture and language were prominent in Egypt. ⚹ ∻Key Concept∻ ⚹ Cultural and linguistic exchange during the Hellenistic period and the Ptolemaic Dynasty in Egypt ⚹ ∻Explanation∻ ⚹ The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele inscribed with a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt, in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The decree is inscribed in three scripts: the upper text is Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the middle portion Demotic script, and the lowest Ancient Greek. Because Greek was the language of the ruling administration of Egypt at the time, and hieroglyphs were used for religious and formal purposes, the same message was written in all three scripts so that it could be read by all literate classes in Egypt. The presence of Greek and hieroglyphs on the same stone reflects the multicultural nature of the Ptolemaic Kingdom, which was established following the conquests of Alexander the Great and the subsequent Hellenization of the region. ⚹◊How did the interaction between Ancient Greek and Egyptian cultures potentially lead to the inscription of Greek on Egyptian artifacts?⍭ Generate me a similar question◊

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