Egypt: The Largest Discovery of Its Kind in 150 Years – A Stone Tablet Representing a New Version of Canopus Decree

On Wednesday, 24 September 2025, the Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated to the Supreme Council of Antiquities discovered a stone tablet representing a new copy of the famous Canopus Decree, issued by King Ptolemy III in 283 BC. This is the largest discovery of its kind in more than 150 years, as no complete copy of the decree has been found since that time.

This copy adds to six previously known copies, some of them are complete, while others are not. They were discovered at sites such as…