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What does Rosetta Stone mean?
A Rosetta Stone is a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
Why did Rosetta stone discovery help modern day scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?
It provided the first chance to understand Egyptian Hieroglyphics writing by providing the same text in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek. Both the Greek and Demotic could be read to find out what was being said on the stone, the Hieroglyphics could then be compared and analyzed for patterns (similar to the way codes and cyphers are broken).
What documents were hieroglyphics first used in?
Hieroglyphs did not need to be "discovered" since they have existed in plain sight ever since they were carved on the walls of temples, monuments, stelae, mortuary chapels and tombs all over Egypt.The problem as that nobody could read the inscriptions that were so obviously used everywhere across the entire country. Without knowing the language used in those inscriptions, decipherment of the script was impossible; only when the Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 was it possible to compare the Greek version of the text with the two Egyptian versions. This was an amazing and unusual gift to translators - without the Greek text to compare it with, the Egyptian language and writing system might still be untranslated today.
How long did it take to build Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The first decipherable sentence written in the Egyptian language dating to the Second Dynasty (28th century BCE).The writing system continued to be used throughout the Late Period, as well as the Persian and Ptolemaic periods. Late survivals of hieroglyphic use are found well into the Roman period, extending into the 4th century CE.
Was hieroglyphics the first form of writing?
Yes. Recent studies show that they did. Old ideas suggested that the Egyptians may have gotten ideas from the Sumerians, but Egyptian texts have been found that were older than the first Sumerian texts.
Where was hieroglyphics first discovered?
They were discovered when Jean-france champollion discovered how to write it.
Who was the first Egyptian to use hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphics became a writing system around the 28th Century BCE, but no one knows who started using them first.
When was the first handbag invented?
The first handbag was invented in Egyptain times when they were first seen on Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Was the first kind of Egyptian writing Hieroglyphics?
Yes, hieroglyphs are almost as old as the very first settlements in Egypt.
What does Rosetta Stone mean?
A Rosetta Stone is a part of an inscribed granite stela that was originally about six feet tall and was set up in 196 BC; the inscriptions in hieroglyphics and Demotic and Greek gave the first clues to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics
Why did Rosetta stone discovery help modern day scholars decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?
It provided the first chance to understand Egyptian Hieroglyphics writing by providing the same text in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek. Both the Greek and Demotic could be read to find out what was being said on the stone, the Hieroglyphics could then be compared and analyzed for patterns (similar to the way codes and cyphers are broken).
What group of Europeans first discovered the America?
The Vikings.
Did the vikings or the europeans discover Canada first?
The Vikings are Europeans and it was people of Asian descent that discovered Canada first.
What are two different Egyptian writing systems?
The first one is the own system of writing is called HIEROGLYPHICS!! And scribes painstakingly carved the HIEROGLYPHICS onto the walls of caves.......and they used papyrus as paper!
What was the key to the interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The key was the so-called Rosetta Stone, which was discovered near Rashid, Egypt in 1799. The stone told of a decree by Ptolemy V in 196 BC, and the decree was written in three languages : Greek, Egyptian demotic, and hieroglyphics. It offered the first breakthrough in modern interpretation of hieroglyphic writings.The Rosetta stone was found in 1799 by a part of Napoleons' army near Alexandria, Egypt. They were about to tear down a wall in Rosetta when they found the stone. Before the stones discovery no one knew or could translate ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics. Unlike Egyptian many people knew Greek, but still it took years to translate. That is why the Rosetta stone is the key to understanding ancient Egyptian.
How and when were Guns discovered by north American Indians?
First contact with Europeans.
Which Egyptian had the idea of hieroglyphics?
Hieroglyphs were in widespread use in Egypt by 4000 BCE, but no one knows who first came up with the idea.
