The Rosetta Stone, and Much More.

The Rosetta Stone is a large granite stela, carved under Ptolemy V and unearthed by French troops in 1799. With inscriptions of the same text in Greek and Egyptian, it provided the key to deciphering the ancient Egyptian language. Learn the four scripts in which ancient Egyptian can be written, as w...

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Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 1999. Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Subjects:	History, Ancient. Documentary films. African Studies. Education films. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video