Video of the Rosette Stone in the British Museum in London
Ancient Egyptian Artifact discovered in 1799 by Naploleon's army in Rosetta Egypt. Taken after their defeat by the British and housed in London. This was used by Jean Francois Champollion to unlock the secret to Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. Made during the Ptolemaic period and contains three different copies of the same text in Greek, Demotic, and Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Video of the Rosette Stone in the British Museum in London
Ancient Egyptian Artifact discovered in 1799 by Naploleon's army in Rosetta Egypt. Taken after their defeat by the British and housed in London. This was used by Jean Francois Champollion to unlock the secret to Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. Made during the Ptolemaic period and contains three different copies of the same text in Greek, Demotic, and Egyptian hieroglyphics.