THE ROSETTA STONE The Rosetta Stone was the key to understanding Egyptan hieroglyphs and is one of the most precious and valuable treasures of British museum now. The Rosetta Stone is a stone which has writing on it using three scripts. The Stone was written in three scripts because when it was written‚ all three scipts were being used in Egypt. So the priests‚ government officials and rulers of Egypt could read it. The first was hieroglyphic which was used for documents about religion. The second
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The Rosetta Stone is one of the most prolific pieces of Art in the Egyptian history. The struggles that were contrived from this Stone were immeasurable. The difficult process of this decoding was recorded in the book called‚ "The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone". Many have tried to decipher the Rosetta Stone‚ yet many have failed. The Rosetta Stone has been prompted by the most intelligent people on the earth. Riddles of the Rosetta Stone were to be first deciphered by scholars of Napoleon’s group
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discovery of all time‚ the Rosetta Stone. In 1799‚ when Napoleon’s army was dismantling a wall in Rashid‚ Egypt‚ they discovered the Rosetta Stone. It was chiseled with inscriptions in two different languages‚ Egyptian and Greek‚ using three scripts‚ hieroglyphs‚ demotic‚ and Greek. This 1700-pound piece of rock was the greatest discover of all time by being the key to the modern understanding of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. One of the significant impacts of the Rosetta Stone was that it provides
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The Rosetta Stone was one of the most important finds in history. But what if it was never discovered? We would’ve never cracked the code of Hieroglyphics‚ therefore we wouldn’t have any knowledge of Egyptian life at all. Imagine how history could’ve changed if we never found it. Hieroglyphics was the key find that came out of the Rosetta Stone‚ because it led to so many other discoveries after we cracked the code of it. We used the Greek written onto the stone to decipher the Hieroglyphics. Champollion
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The Discovery of The Rosetta Stone One of the most important by-products of the French invasion of Egypt was the knowledge gathered by the scientists and historians who journeyed along with the army. But‚ of all the discoveries made‚ the most important was the Rosetta Stone‚ the key that unlocked the ancient marvels of Egypt. Do any of you know what the Rosetta Stone is? The Rosetta stone is a very important artifact that was discovered during the French invasion of Egypt in the year 1799. You
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Rosetta Stone - Kripa Marvadi - 10/15/17 1. Historical background of discovery - The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 in Rashid‚ Egypt by the French army. Specifically‚ it was found by Captain Bouchard‚ the French captain during the Napoleonic wars. The Rosetta Stone is a slab made of black basalt. Observing the image‚ the stone has an irregular shape and that it is missing corner parts on the top It weighs around 762 kg‚ and “approximately 3 feet 9 inches long‚ 2 feet 4 ½ inches wide‚ and 11
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In the excerpt‚ "The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone‚" the author‚ James Cross Giblin‚ utilizes a combination of precise details and timelines in order to to create an effective sequence of events which bring the immersive story behind the discovery and deciphering of the historical Rosetta Stone. Giblin is effectively able to describe the struggles and obstacles it took behind the deciphering of the stone through his ability to piece together the failures and hard-fought successes of those who made
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