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- Feb 13, 2017
I like this one in particular because he compares his reviews to "a language-conversion chart for the price of farmed produce". How do you get beaten up by your own strawman?
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He's not even right about the Rosetta Stone.
"The text begins by cataloging some of the king’s noble deeds and accomplishments, such as the giving of gifts to the temple, the granting of a variety of tax reductions, and the restoration of peace to Egypt after a rebellion that had begun during the reign of his predecessor, Ptolemy IV Philopator. In return for these services to Egypt, the council of priests pledges a series of actions to bolster Ptolemy V Epiphanes’ royal cult, such as the construction of new statues, better decorations for his shrines, and festivals for his birthday and day of accession to the throne. Finally, the decree states that it should be inscribed in stone in hieroglyphics, the demotic script, and Greek and placed in temples throughout Egypt."