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The Rosetta Stone, with its inscriptions in three scripts, has become an icon of script and decipherment. The bicentenary of its discovery is being celebrated by a major exhibition at the British Museum. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition.
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About the Author
Richard Parkinson is Assistant Keeper in the Department of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum specializing in hieratic papyri and epigraphy. His publications includeVoices from Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Middle Kingdom Writings (1991),Papyrus (with S. Quirke) and The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Egyptian Poems, 1940-1640 B.C.
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The Rosetta Stone, with its inscriptions in three scripts, has become an icon of script and decipherment. The bicentenary of its discovery is being celebrated by a major exhibition at the British Museum. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition.
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- PublisherBritish Museum Press
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0714119164
- ISBN 13 9780714119168
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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