The Rosetta Stone: Key to the Decipherment of the Ancient Egyptian Writing System

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E a Wallis Budge

The Rosetta Stone

Key to the Decipherment of the Ancient Egyptian Writing System

E a Wallis Budge

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English

Left of Brain Books
06 February 2025

Writing systems, alphabets; Language Teaching (non-ELT); Middle Eastern history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

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A groundbreaking artifact in the study of ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone provided the crucial key to deciphering hieroglyphics. In this collection, esteemed Egyptologist E.A. Wallis Budge presents two insightful articles on its significance. The first, from The Mummy (1893), explores historical attempts to understand hieroglyphics, the scholarly rivalry between Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion, and the pivotal role of the stone in unlocking the Egyptian writing system. The second, Budge's 1905 translation of the Rosetta Stone's inscription, reveals its content as a Ptolemaic decree rather than a mystical text.

Offering both historical analysis and direct translation, this volume sheds light on one of Egyptology's most celebrated discoveries and the linguistic breakthrough that reshaped the understanding of an ancient civilization.

By: E a Wallis Budge
Imprint: Left of Brain Books
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 6mm
Weight: 136g
ISBN: 9781397667052
ISBN 10: 1397667052
Pages: 90
Publication Date: 06 February 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active