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Rashid: The Rosetta Stone

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The Rosetta Stone contains an inscription written in three scripts (Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Greek) and allowed the decipherment of hieroglyphs and Demotic. It was found by Napoleon's army in 1799 in the city of Rashid (Rosetta) in the Nile…

Tags: Demotic, Greek, Hellenistic, Hieroglyphs, Inscription, Memphis, Napoleon, Rashid, Rosetta Stone

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