What is the Rosetta Stone?

In ancient Egypt there was a stone that held the key for modern archaeologists understanding of hieroglyphic language. The Rosetta Stone.

Many have heard about the stone, but few people know what it says. As the story goes, or at least as it was told to me about 15 years ago by a trustworthy source, Pharaoh had several 'gangs' of tax collectors. The position at this time was a commission based independent contracted position. (This was before government unions and proper health care, you know back when the little guy was shit on all the time. Nothing like now in our modern progressive era!)

Well the tax collectors quickly figured out that the temples had a bunch of money (Hmmm.... wonder how they got that) and they decided that would be a good place to earn a lot of commission. So off they went, to see the temple keepers, with the power of Pharaoh behind them.

Well the priests thought this was very poor form, but they put up with it for a minute or two, until it became unbearable. Then they went to Pharaoh and said something like "Bitch, WTF! Get the Hell outta our money." And Pharaoh said "I'm Pharaoh Mu'fucka. I'm a god! I'll do what the hell I want!"

And the Priests said "Bitch, maybe you forgot but we're mugs that said you was a god. We'll just tell all these muther fuckers round here you ain't. Then see how much power you have then.....BITCH!"

And Pharaoh said "Whoa Whoa, let's not be hasty. We can work things out I'm sure! How 'bout this, I'll give you a tax exemption so no one will take any more money and you will tell everyone I'm not only a god but I'm a great god. How's that sound"

And the priests said "We're glad to do that for you, after all if Pharaoh is will to forgo deposits into his treasury so we can do the work of the gods, he is clearly not only a god but a great god."

And so the Rosetta Stone was made, in several languages just to make sure any tax collector could read it.

And there it is, proof that taxes and money have ruled religion and politics for more than 2000 years!

Free yourself!

Everte

PS. "The complete Greek text, in English,^[8] is about 1600–1700 words in length, and is about 20 paragraphs long (average 80 words per paragraph). In essence, the Rosetta Stone is a tax amnesty given to the temple priests of the day.... Some scholars speculate that several copies of the Rosetta Stone must exist, as yet undiscovered, since this proclamation must have been made at many temples."