It was a slab of granite like rock with the same message crafted on it in three different scripts. The discovery of the stone, called Rosetta Stone, meant that hieroglyphics could be translated
The answer is the Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta Stone?
The Rosetta stone.
It was found by Napoleon's troops near the town of Rosetta in 1799 and, once translated by Champollion, unlocked the language of the hieroglyphs. As to why is was found, that is a philosophical question beyond the scope of this answer.
It was named after the city where it was found. The Arabic name of the place is Rashid, which was back then called Rosette or Rosetta in Western languages.
Rosetta Stone
The Rosetta Stone, discovered in 1799 near Alexandria, was the key to hieroglyphics.
Jean-Francois Champollion unlocked the hieroglyphics in 1821-22. (Thomas Young was his fellow researcher)
French soldiers found the Rosetta stone in the town of Rosetta
The Rosetta Stone is not in the Bible.
The rosetta stone is used to read hierogyphics.
the rosetta stone was founded in 1799