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The Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone is an Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of hieroglyphic writing. The stone is a Ptolemaic era stele with carved text. The text is made up of three translations of a single passage, written in two Egyptian language scripts (hieroglyphic and Demotic), and in classical Greek. It was created in 196 BC, discovered by the French in 1799 at Rashid (a harbour on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt renamed Rosetta by the French during the Napoleon Bonaparte's campaign in Egypt) and contributed greatly to the decipherment of the principles of hieroglyphic writing in 1822 by the British polymath Thomas Young and the French scholar Jean-François Champollion. Comparative translation of the stone assisted in understanding many previously undecipherable examples of hieroglyphic writing. The text of the Rosetta Stone is a decree from Ptolemy V, describing the repealing of various taxes and instructions to erect statues in temples. The Stone is 114.4 centimeters (45 in) high at its tallest point, 72.3 centimeters (28.5 in) wide, and 27.9 centimeters (11 in) thick. Weighing approximately 760 kilograms (1,676 lb), it was originally thought to be granite or basalt but is currently described as granodiorite and is dark blue-pinkish-grey in color. The stone has been on public display at The British Museum since 1802.
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Do hieroglyphics go up and down?
Hieroglyphics can be written and read in rows and columns. Vertically and Horizontally.
Was hieroglyphics an effective way of communication?
Yes, hieroglyphics was an effective way of communicaion. To read more about hieroglypic writing, visit the Related Link.
Did ancient hieroglyphics influence English alphabet?
How could it, we havnt found out how to read hieroglyphics until the discovery of the rosetta stone. So no, it can't be.
What was discovered that gave archaeologists an understanding of how to read hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone.
What was the problem with using hieroglyphs communicate?
Not everyone was able to read hieroglyphics
Do other people know about hieroglyphics?
Many people know about hieroglyphics. In fact, many people can read them.
Did Hieroglyphics being read horizontally or vertically depend on the time period?
hieroglyphics are almost always read vertically. (that is how the ancient Egyptians intended it to be read.)
When was the first time people could read hieroglyphics?
After the Rosetta Stone was deciphered in 1822, scholars where able to read Hieroglyphics.
Why can only few people understand and read Egyptian hieroglyphics?
This is not true. Many thousands of people today can understand and read Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Do hieroglyphics go up and down?
Hieroglyphics can be written and read in rows and columns. Vertically and Horizontally.
How do you read hyrogliphics?
To read hieroglyphics, you need to understand the symbols and what they represent. Hieroglyphics are a combination of phonetic signs, ideograms, and determinatives. It helps to use resources like dictionaries or guides to translate and decipher the symbols. Practice and familiarity with the script will also improve your ability to read hieroglyphics.
How hieroglyphics affact people?
Hieroglyphics affect people because when you try you tried to read it but it hard for some people
What Egyptian stone was decoded so you could understand and read hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone. It contained Greek language and we know how to speak Greek.
Why could we not read the hieroglyphics of ancient egypt prior to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?
Because we did not know what the symbols of the Egyptian writing system signified.
What was the problem with using hieroglyphs?
Not everyone was able to read hieroglyphics
What was discovered that gave archaeologists an understanding of how to read hieroglyphics?
The Rosetta Stone.
What stone was decoded that made hieroglyphics easier to read?
The Rosetta stone
