The British Museum Book of the Rosetta StoneDorset Press, 1991 - 64 pages Tells of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, and the story of how its mystery was solved. Includes a translation of text, a hieroglyphic alphabet, and a brief illustration of the ancient Egyptian language. |
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... glyphs were a mystery , and could not be read . Even with the translation of the Greek text , there was confusion as to whether hieroglyphs were alphabetic or non - alphabetic ( symbolic ) signs . There were many who made contributions ...
... glyphs were a mystery , and could not be read . Even with the translation of the Greek text , there was confusion as to whether hieroglyphs were alphabetic or non - alphabetic ( symbolic ) signs . There were many who made contributions ...
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... glyphs for f and t , the determinative used in Late texts at the end of feminine names and the no- tation of various numerals . In all he was able to equate either correctly or nearly correctly about eighty demotic words with their ...
... glyphs for f and t , the determinative used in Late texts at the end of feminine names and the no- tation of various numerals . In all he was able to equate either correctly or nearly correctly about eighty demotic words with their ...
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... therefore guessed that the next signs meant ' ever ' . Here Coptic was of little help for the an- cient Egyptian word did not survive . However , the first sign also appeared in a group of hiero- glyphs 38 THE BRITISH MUSEUM BOOK OF.
... therefore guessed that the next signs meant ' ever ' . Here Coptic was of little help for the an- cient Egyptian word did not survive . However , the first sign also appeared in a group of hiero- glyphs 38 THE BRITISH MUSEUM BOOK OF.
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