The Rosetta Stone, the Decipherment of the Hieroglyphs by Dominique Valbelle, W.V. Davies, Robert Solé, Robert Solé

The Rosetta Stone, the Decipherment of the Hieroglyphs

Dominique Valbelle, W.V. Davies, Robert Solé, Robert Solé

274 pages hardcover 1999

1 edition

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-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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