Indeed, on July 19, 1799, French troops were merely fortifying an old fort in Rashid ... that the Rosetta Stone may find its way back to Egypt eventually. For now, there’s a replica of the ...

The Rosetta Stone is part of a larger display slab, or stele, that was likely situated inside a temple near el-Rashid (Rosetta ... Egypt a full-size fiberglass replica of the stone in 2005.