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What discovery finally made it possible for archaeologists to read Egyptian hieroglyphs?
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What discovery allowed for the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The hieroglyphics of Egypt are one of the oldest forms of the written word known to man. The discovery of the Rosetta stone made it possible to read the hieroglyphs.
What is the rosseta stone and why is it important?
The Rosetta Stone was a stone carved with a passage in three types of writing: Ancient Greek, ancient Egyptian Demotic script, and ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone in 1799 enabled the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs to finally be translated by European scholars. Since they already knew how to read ancient Greek, it was possible for them to finally decipher hieroglyphics once it became apparent that all three languages on the stone reproduced the same decree. The modern Rosetta Stone language-learning software is named after the actual stone.
What is Stella in hieroglyphics?
You are confused.The Latin word Stella means a star and it has no connection with ancient Egypt.The word you mean is Latin stela, which means a post or upright stone. This word (or its English alternative stele) is used by historians and archaeologists to refer to any upright stone carved with an inscription in any language, including ancient Egyptian - so the Rosetta stone is a stela, but so are Viking, Irish and Pictish carved stones.If you mean "what is the name Stella in hieroglyphs?" - (1) it is not possible to post hieroglyphs on this site, (2) hieroglyphs did not write vowels and (3) the ancient Egyptian language had no letter "l" (the lion sign, transliterated rw, was used instead in foreign names).So the best I can do is describe the hieroglyphs that would spell out s.t.rw.rw.:a door bolt (s), over a loaf (t), followed by two sphinx-like lions, one above the other.
How has hieroglyphics continued today?
Hieroglyphs continue to be studied today and many universities offer courses in the ancient Egyptian writing system and language. Swansea University in Wales, for example, offers a Masters Degree in Ancient Egyptian Culture which includes reading monumental inscriptions. Since hieroglyphs also formed the inspiration for early alphabets in the middle East, it is possible to trace some of the Egyptian signs in modern Latin writing (the English alphabet) and to trace the direct development of written characters from hieroglyphs to early Arabic and Phoenician letters, through Greek to Latin.
Where did they use hieroglyphs?
The Rosetta stone. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone, in a small Nile Delta village called Rashid (Rosetta) in 1799 made possible great advances in the interpretation of hieroglyphics. Carved in 196 BC, it is written in Egyptian and Greek, using Egyptian Demotic, Egyptian hieroglyphic, and Greek (the language of the Egyptian government). It is a stone tablet (stele) written by priests and tells of the virtues and achievements of the Pharoah, Ptolemy V, describing his repeal of taxes and intention to erect statues to the gods. The study of the same text in the three scripts together with other ancient writings, made it possible over many years for the Frenchman, Jean-François Champollion and the Briton, Thomas Young, with their team, to decipher hieroglyphics to a far greater extent than previously possible.
The discovery of the cell was possible due to the invention of the?
The discovery of the cell was possible due to the invention of the microscope.
How has the Rosetta stone help historians understand Egypts past?
It enables us to read ancient Egyptian writing.
Is it possible for an ancient Egyptian to still be alive in 2013?
No it's not possible.
What evidence did archaeologists uncover in the Ozarks about Arkansas archaic people?
Archaeologists have uncovered findings in the Ozarks about Arkansas archaic people. The shelter deposits help identify possible ways the people lived.
What made the voyage of discovery possible?
people coming
What instrument made possible the discovery of the planets?
the telescope
What invention made the discovery of the cell possible?
The answer is The Microscope.
