The Purpose of the Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone was a decree or an official declaration written by priests for Ptolemy V for the 1st anniversary of his coronation. It is in honor of all the good things that he had done for the priests and people of Egypt. In 197 BC, Ptolemy succeeded in taking control over the rebellions of Egyptians who had refused to pay taxes to the Pharaoh. The rebels took refuge in a fort-like temple on the banks of the Nile. Instead of attacking the temple directly, Ptolemy's army diverted the Nile River around the temple by digging it a new path, preventing access to food and water. Three months later, the rebels surrendered, and Ptolemy allowed many of them to retain their houses and money, and he also gave the people a tax break. Ptolemy declared that he would be worshipped in all the temples of Egypt from that day on, with statues of himself to be the object of prayer three times a day. His final request was that his entire adventure be inscribed in stone in Hieroglyphics, Demotic Script and Ancient Greek. It was to be placed in all the temples and other important places and towns in Egypt. It is believed that all of the other stones were destroyed, and only the Rosetta Stone survived, which is how the French Army found it in Rasheed.