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In the 1820s Jean-François Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphs on this ancient object found in 1799 |
the Rosetta Stone
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BETTER MOMENTS IN HISTORY |
2022-09-22 |
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This 1,700-pound chunk of rock called granodiorite was found in Egypt in 1799 |
the Rosetta Stone
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LET'S GET HISTORICAL |
2022-05-25 |
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1822:Jean-Francois Champollion deciphers hieroglyphics using this stone |
the Rosetta Stone
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$1,600 |
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EARLY 19th CENTURY TIMELINE |
2018-05-25 |
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This slab of black rock now in the British Museum was used as building material by the Ottomans for Fort Julien, Egypt |
the Rosetta Stone
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HISTORIC OBJECTS |
2017-01-04 |
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Exhibited in the British Museum since 1802, it was the centerpiece in a 1999 exhibition called "Cracking Codes" |
the Rosetta Stone
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HISTORIC OBJECTS |
2016-02-16 |
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In 1802, 3 years after it was discovered, it was moved to London under the terms of the surrender of Alexandria |
the Rosetta Stone
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HISTORIC OBJECTS |
2013-11-12 |
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In 1822 French Egyptologist Jean Champollion published a paper on the translation of this artifact |
the Rosetta Stone
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$800 |
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THE 1820s |
2011-12-30 |
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The 1st inscription on this 1799 discovery is in hieroglyphics, the 2nd in everyday Egyptian & the 3rd in Greek |
the Rosetta Stone
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THAT'S ANCIENT HISTORY! |
2011-11-17 |
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