The Rosetta Stone, 196 Bc
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The Rosetta Stone, 196 Bc
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Print Collector
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The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. A basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek, Hieroglyphic and Demotic script. Discovered near Rosetta in Egypt in 1799, the stone became the key to deciphering Egyptian inscriptions. It was translated by Jean-Francois Champollion between 1822 and 1824. From the collection of the British Museum, London. (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 27th, 2021
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