Who or what was the Rosetta Stone named for?
The ROSETTA STONE was the key to unlocking the meaning of the Egyptian language.The Rosetta Stone got its name from the village that it was found in; Rosetta or Rashid.While it was originally made to be set up in a temple, after the temple was abandoned the stone was reused as building material in the construction of Fort Julien near the town of Rashid (Rosetta) in the Nile Delta.