The Rosetta Stone (Objects in Focus) by R. B. Parkinson

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 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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Book Title	The Rosetta Stone (Objects in Focus) by R. B. Park
Item Length	21.2 cm
Publication Year	2005
Type	Textbook
Format	Paperback
Language	English
Publication Name	The Rosetta Stone
Item Height	210 mm
Author	Richard Parkinson
Publisher	British Museum Press
Subject	Archaeology
Item Weight	160 g
Item Width	147 mm
Number of Pages	64 Pages