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The Rosetta Stone
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The Rosetta Stone
This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text.
This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text.
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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 the country's history and culture.
This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second 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.
Today the Rosetta Stone stands in the Museum as an enduring symbol of human understanding and communication through the ages.
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The Rosetta Stone by Richard Parkinson is acclaimed for its thorough exploration of one of history's most significant archaeological finds. Reviewers praise Parkinson's ability to make the complex subject accessible to general readers. His detailed account of the stone's discovery, its role in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, and its cultural impact are highlighted as fascinating and meticulously researched.
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ISBN: 9780714150215
Publisher: British Museum Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 March 2005
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: British Museum Press
Illustration: 3 Illustrations, black and white; 22 Illustrations, color
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 147.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Richard Parkinson is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum, specializing in Ancient Egyptian texts; in 1999 - 2000 he curated the exhibition celebrating the bicentenary of the Rosetta Stone's discovery, Cracking Codes. His publications include Voices from Ancient Egypt, the prize-winning The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940 - 1640 BC, Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt and Cracking Codes.
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