Project Gutenberg 2015-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 195 Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir 1857 1934 Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis, Sir Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis, Sir The Rosetta Stone Produced by Elizabeth Oscanyan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Rosetta Stone" by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the discovery and significance of the Rosetta Stone, an ancient artifact that played a crucial role in the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. It delves into the stone's origins, its various inscriptions in Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphics, and its profound impact on the field of Egyptology. The content of the book traces the Rosetta Stone's journey from its discovery by French officers during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt to its eventual arrival in the British Museum. Budge outlines the various translations and decipherments initiated by scholars, highlighting key figures like Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion, who unraveled the mysteries of the hieroglyphic inscriptions. The book also provides an overview of the decree inscribed on the stone, which celebrates the achievements of Ptolemy V and documents the king's benevolent acts toward the Egyptian people and temples. Overall, it emphasizes the Rosetta Stone's pivotal role in the resurgence of interest in ancient Egyptian language and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rosetta stone Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic PJ Text Browsing: Archaeology Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Language & Communication 61808 61937 2024-09-20T09:58:12.004056 2023-09-21T06:43:11.444440 text/html text/html 56895 2015-04-05T20:05:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 221725 2015-04-05T20:05:50 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 228548 2024-09-20T09:58:15.159035 application/epub+zip 227147 2024-09-20T09:58:13.041068 application/epub+zip 84900 2024-09-20T09:58:12.453049 application/epub+zip 880052 2024-09-20T09:58:16.756034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 867007 2024-09-20T09:58:14.565052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104341 2022-09-22T05:53:12.469831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45721 45526 2024-09-20T09:58:11.662061 2023-09-21T06:43:10.848457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 45977 2015-04-05T20:05:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16390 2015-04-05T20:05:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18757 2024-09-20T09:58:16.895033 application/rdf+xml 8421 2024-09-20T09:58:12.524084 image/jpeg 1692 2024-09-20T09:58:12.489051 image/jpeg 222232 2024-09-20T09:58:12.093058 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia