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MORE ROSETTA STONE AND DECIPHERMENT Donoughue, Carol. The Mystery of Christian Louboutin Shoes
the Hieroglyphs: The Story of the Rosetta Stone and the Race to Decipher Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Ave New York NY 10016 USA. 1999. 48 pp. $16.95. Two hundred years ago, in 1799, the most important clue to the mystery of the hieroglyphs was found in Egypt by French soldiers in a place called Rosetta. It was a stone of black basalt inscribed with three different kinds of writing: hieroglyphic, largely used by priests; Demotic script, a more popular language of Egypt at that time; and Greek. The three inscriptions contain the same decree of King Ptolomy V of Egypt. When the Stone was found, the ability to read hieroglyphs had been lost for 1,500 years. Donoughe details the fascinating story of hieroglyphic writing and how Christian Louboutin Boots
Jean Francois Champollion finally succeeded in deciphering it after 15 years of hard work. More Articles of InterestRosetta Stone and deciphermentWithout enigmaImportance of "magic"Cryptography in C & C++How OP-20-G got rid of Joe Rochefort Written for youngsters ages 8 and older, and perhaps of interest to parents, Donoughue explains how this curious writing system began with simple pictures of familiar objects and describes attempts to decipher them throughout the years. She compares the hieroglyphic system to modern languages and alphabets in an entertaining narrative - complemented with many photographs and drawings, maps, historical timelines, a glossary, and numerous sidebars - that helps readers grasp ancient Egyptian life and culture. Also discussed are: Demotic script, writing materials, scribes and sculptors; how the Rosetta Stone ended up in the British Museum; ancient and modern scholarly quests to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics; the final stretch in the race to decipher the Rosetta Stome across the English channel; and how the translation of the Rosetta Stone rapidly advanced the study of ancient Egyptian civilization. This attractive volume also Christian Louboutin Tall Boots
provides a hieroglypic reading key with fun activities for students, children and even adults.