The Rosetta Stone

Informationen zum Autor Richard Parkinson is an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan at the British Museum! specializing in Ancient Egyptian texts; in 1999 - 2000 he curated the exhibition celebrating the bicentenary of the Rosetta Stone's discovery! Cracking Codes. His publications include Voices from Ancient Egypt! the prize-winning The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940 - 1640 BC! Poetry and Culture in Middle Kingdom Egypt and Cracking Codes. Klappentext This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text. Vorwort This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text. Zusammenfassung This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text.

Product details

• Authors: R. B. Parkinson, R.b. Parkinson, Richard Parkinson, PARKINSON R B, Parkinson Richard
• Publisher: British Museum Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.03.2005
• EAN: 9780714150215
• ISBN: 978-0-7141-5021-5
• No. of pages: 64
• Series: Objects in Focus; OBJECTS IN FOCU; Objects in Focus; OBJECTS IN FOCU
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Africa / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, African History, Archaeology by period / region, Ancient Egypt, Egyptian Archaeology / Egyptology