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the Rosetta stone and decipherment
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Napoleon's troops discovered a granitoid slab in the village of Rosetta in the western Delta in 1799. The Rosetta Stone was to become one of the most famous Egyptian antiquities in the world as well as an instantly recognizable icon of script and decipherment. In this exciting, beautifully illustrated work, Richard Parkinson tells the story of the Stone's discovery and the so-called battle of the decipherers that it inspired. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum celebrating the bi...
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1999 Uitgever: University Of California Press 208 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0520222482 ISBN-13: 9780520222489Koop dit boek tweedehands
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1999, paperback, shelf/user wear, sticker residue on back, good copy Napoleon's troops discovered a granitoid slab in the village of Rosetta in the western Delta in 1799. The Rosetta Stone was to become one of the most famous Egyptian antiquities in the wo...
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