Revealing a new and complete version of the Canop Decree of King Ptolemy III
The Egyptian archaeological mission of the Supreme Council of Antiquities operating at the Tel Pharaoh site in the city of Al -Husayniyah in the eastern province of & nbsp; To sanctify and reveal King Ptolemy III, his wife, Burniki, and his daughter, and distribute the text of the decree to the major Egyptian temples, and this is the largest disclosure of its kind in more than 150 years, as it has not been found a new and complete version of the decree since that time. The Egyptian archaeological missions of continuous achievements that add new pages to the history of our ancient civilization & quot, noting that this disclosure highlights the archaeological importance of Sharkia Governorate and the treasures it contains that still dazzle the world, noting that the ministry will continue its full support for all missions operating in Egypt, in a way that ensures the preparation of the appropriate climate for more distinguished discoveries. The Secretary -General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, that the importance of this disclosure comes from being a new complete copy of the Canop decree that is found after more than a century and a half, which is a qualitative addition that contributes to deepening our knowledge of the royal and religious texts in the Ptolemaic era, and enrich our understanding of the ancient Egyptian history and language. Exposing it in sites such as Kom Al -Hosn, Al -Hajar and Tal Basta & quot, pointing out that the discovered painting is fully engraved with hieroglyphic writing only, other than other copies that were three -fonts, where they were written in hieroglyphic, demoticia and Greek; This opens new horizons for understanding the ancient Egyptian language, and provides additional information about Ptolemaic decrees and royal and religious celebrations systems. The royal cobra neighborhood is white and red, and between them is an inscription & quot; de Ankh & quot; Any & quot; has life & quot;, and the middle part contains 30 hieroglyphic writing lines, carried out with medium sculpture quality & quot;
for his part .. The head of the Central Administration of Lower Egypt confirmed that the engraved texts include accurate details of the work of King Ptolemy III and his wife, Burniki & quot; Including the provision of gifts to Egyptian temples, preserving internal peace, alleviating taxes in periods of decrease in the Nile level, increasing their revelation in temples and adding a new priesthood rank in their name, adding a new religious feast on the day of the emergence of the Yemeni poetry star, and the introduction of a system of adding every four years & quot; the kubisi system & quot; And allocating it to the worship of the good God, and their daughter, Burniki, diligently in the Egyptian temples. In the east of the Nile Delta, it was an important urban center since the era of the middle state, where the previous excavations revealed luxurious residential temples and buildings from the Ptolemaic era, including a temple dedicated to the worship of the goddess and Wajit. & nbsp;
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