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| − | The '''Rosetta stone''' was a stone which enabled the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. It carried the same message in three different | + | The '''Rosetta stone''' was a stone which enabled the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. It carried the same message, the Decree of Memphis, in three different scripts: [[Greek]], demotic [[Egyptian]], and [[hieroglyphics]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ELJG-O9mG_wC&dq=Rosetta+stone&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=bQ0c6-e58q&sig=QVE1nMkEX5PqtfSJ0g0fsoNtmME&hl=en&ei=4mZBS44GgpmUB9ugpUg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false] It was discovered in [[Rosetta]] by a French soldier in 1798. |
| + | *The decipherment of the Egyptian texts on the Rosetta Stone opened up a new and vitally important field of study to the historian and [[phililogist]], and above all to the students of the [[Bible]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ELJG-O9mG_wC&dq=Rosetta+stone&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=bQ0c6-e58q&sig=QVE1nMkEX5PqtfSJ0g0fsoNtmME&hl=en&ei=4mZBS44GgpmUB9ugpUg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=&f=false The Rosetta Stone] by E. A. Wallis Mudge</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:43, September 26, 2018
The Rosetta stone was a stone which enabled the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. It carried the same message, the Decree of Memphis, in three different scripts: Greek, demotic Egyptian, and hieroglyphics. [1] It was discovered in Rosetta by a French soldier in 1798.
- The decipherment of the Egyptian texts on the Rosetta Stone opened up a new and vitally important field of study to the historian and phililogist, and above all to the students of the Bible.[1]
Notes
- ↑ The Rosetta Stone by E. A. Wallis Mudge