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Rosetta Stone
Discovered in 1799 by Napoleon's army, this basalt stone in three languages, Demotic, Greek, and hieroglyphs, proved the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
Rosetta Stone
Profile of the Rosetta Stone including information on its location, physical appearance, as well as what's on it.
Pictures of the Rosetta Stone
Pictures of the Rosetta Stone
Champollion - Jean-Francois Champollion and the Rosetta Stone
Champollion translated the Rosetta Stone.
British Museum Egyptian Antiquities - The Collection
The British Museum's description of its star possession, the Rosetta Stone. The text concerns honors bestowed on Ptolemy V Epiphanes in March 196 B.C.