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

The Rosetta Stone, the Decipherment of the Hieroglyphs

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

274 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

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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