Project Gutenberg 2015-04-06 Public domain in the USA. 813 Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir 1857 1934 Budge, Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis, Sir Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis, Sir Budge, Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis The Rosetta Stone Produced by Elizabeth Oscanyan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Rosetta Stone" by Sir E. A. Wallis Budge is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the discovery and significance of the Rosetta Stone, an ancient artifact that played a crucial role in the understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphs. It delves into the stone's origins, its various inscriptions in Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphics, and its profound impact on the field of Egyptology. The content of the book traces the Rosetta Stone's journey from its discovery by French officers during Napoleon's campaign in Egypt to its eventual arrival in the British Museum. Budge outlines the various translations and decipherments initiated by scholars, highlighting key figures like Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion, who unraveled the mysteries of the hieroglyphic inscriptions. The book also provides an overview of the decree inscribed on the stone, which celebrates the achievements of Ptolemy V and documents the king's benevolent acts toward the Egyptian people and temples. Overall, it emphasizes the Rosetta Stone's pivotal role in the resurgence of interest in ancient Egyptian language and culture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Rosetta stone Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic PJ Text Category: History - Ancient Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 61801 2025-09-19T12:39:20.710647 text/html 36534 2024-10-24T17:14:12 text/html 228613 2025-09-19T12:39:23.663631 application/epub+zip 227132 2025-09-19T12:39:21.740716 application/epub+zip 84886 2025-09-19T12:39:21.089663 application/epub+zip 879922 2025-09-19T12:39:25.111628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 867039 2025-09-19T12:39:23.128620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104341 2022-09-22T05:53:12.469831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 45570 2025-09-19T12:39:20.477617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25743 2024-10-24T17:14:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16631 2025-09-19T12:39:25.235608 application/rdf+xml 8421 2025-09-19T12:39:21.162628 image/jpeg 1692 2025-09-19T12:39:21.125649 image/jpeg 222276 2025-09-19T12:39:20.798681 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia