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Cracking the Code: The Rosetta Stone: The Rosetta Stone and the Art of Decipherment - Softcover

Parkinson; Richard

 
9780714119168: Cracking the Code: The Rosetta Stone: The Rosetta Stone and the Art of Decipherment

Synopsis

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.

Synopsis

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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