The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
by Ray, John
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About This Item
London: Profile Books, 2007. 1st edition. As New. small octavo. hardback with dust jacket 200pp., b/w pls., reading list, index, Ôthe stoneÕs story, from its discovery by NapoleonÕs expedition to Egypt to its current, and controversial status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. A pharaohs forgotten decree, cut in granite in three scripts; Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian demotic, & ancient Greek. The Rosetta Stone promised to unlock the door to the language of ancient Egypt, if only it could be decipheredÕ
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- Bookseller
- Andrew Barnes Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
- Author
- Ray, John
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Profile Books
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- small octavo
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology;
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