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"Rosetta Stone," one of the most important antiquities in the world.
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(Rosetta Stone) is one of the most important antiquities in the world, instrumental in solving the mystery of an ancient Egyptian civilization that had been a secret for centuries.
🪨 Rosetta Stone is made of dark gray granite, or some sources indicate it is a grand odiorite.
🪨 is approximately 112.3 centimeters (high) x 75.7 centimeters (wide) x 28.4 centimeters (thick).
🪨 On the stone slab are the same inscription in 3 languages and scripts, namely
The Egyptian Hieroglyphic hieroglyphic hieroglyphic hieroglyphic is a sacred visual script used religiously and in royal inscriptions.
Demotic script is another form of hieroglyph that developed from hieroglyphic, commonly used in everyday life and official documents.
Ancient Greek was a widely spoken language in the Ptolemaic kingdom, which ruled Egypt at the time.
🪨 The material inscribed on the Rosetta Stone is a decree issued by the Egyptian clergy to praise the god Tolemy V Epiphanes in 196 BC. The material summarily confirms the status of the pharaohs, religious support, and tax exemption to priests.
The great significance of the Rosetta Stone lies in being the "key" to deciphering hieroglyphs. Before the discovery of this stone, scholars could not read the hieroglyphics at all, leaving the history and culture of ancient Egypt still a mystery.
When the Rosetta Stone was discovered, and the same text was found inscribed in ancient Greek that scholars could read, linguists began to try to compare the text in Greek with the hieroglyphic and demotic alphabets.
The main person who succeeded in deciphering this code was Jean-François Champollion, a French linguist. In the period 1821-1822, he used the principle that some hieroglyphics represent sounds (as well as letters) and some represent meanings (as do pictures). In particular, his observation of the names of pharaohs appearing in the ellipse (cartouche) enabled him to decipher the sounds of their names and extend them to the understanding of all visual scripts.
It makes it possible for the world to access and understand the many records, documents and inscriptions left behind by the ancient Egyptians - history, religion, governance, science and daily life.
It laid the foundation for the systematic study of ancient Egypt, which led to the discovery and deeper understanding of this ancient civilization.
Current discovery and possession
The Rosetta Stone was discovered by a French officer named Pierre-François Bouchard in July 15, 1799 (c.1799), during Napoleon's army in Egypt.
After the French defeat in Egypt, the Rosetta Stone, along with other antiquities, was seized by the British army and transported to England.
The Rosetta Stone is now on display at the British Museum in London, United Kingdom, and is one of the museum's most popular exhibits.























































































