The Rosetta Stone: The Story of the Decoding of Hieroglyphics by Dominique Valbelle, Robert Solé

The Rosetta Stone: The Story of the Decoding of Hieroglyphics

Dominique Valbelle, Robert Solé

192 pages hardcover 1999

1 edition

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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In July 1799, a French officer serving in Napoleon's Egyptian expedition unearthed a granite block bearing text in three different scripts — Greek, demotic Egyptian, and hieroglyphics. Following the discovery, a remarkable competition ensued for p...

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