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The Rosetta Stone

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  • Every purchase supports the British Museum
  • A companion guide to the Rosetta Stone - one of the British Museum's most famous objects
  • The Rosetta Stone contains a decree written three times in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphic that provided the key to the mysterious hieroglyphic script of Ancient Egypt, and opened up 3,000 years of that country's history and culture
  • This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the 2nd century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text
  • Undertaken by two brilliant scholars - the Frenchman Jean-Francois Champollion, and the English physicist Thomas Young - it was the former who eventually succeeded in making the crucial breakthrough

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most popular artefacts in the British Museum. Containing a decree written in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphics, it proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. This concise study traces the history of `the most famous piece of rock in the world' to become a modern icon and tells the story of the race to use it to decipher Egypt's ancient script by Jean-Francois Champollion and Thomas Young. Also includes a translation of the text.

Technical Specifications
Manufacturer
British Museum
Model
9780714150215
Height
0.4 cm
Length
21 cm
Width
14.6 cm
Weight
2.31 kg
Release date
31 December 2005
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