when was the rosetta stone discovered

The Rosetta Stone was discovered in July 1799, during Napoleon Bonaparte’s campaign in Egypt, near the town of Rosetta (modern Rashid) in the Nile Delta.

Quick Scoop

• Most historians place the discovery in mid-July 1799, when French soldiers were working on fortifications near Rosetta.

• An officer named Pierre‑François Bouchard recognized its importance after it was uncovered in a reused section of an old wall.

• The stone’s three scripts (hieroglyphic, Demotic, and Greek) later became the key to deciphering ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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