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The inscription is a decree that affirms the royal cult of. The rosetta stone is one of the most famous objects in the british museum but the actual contents of its inscription is less well known. Here she shares what she has learnt since becoming the latest custodian of the rosetta stone.
This includes looking after one of the most iconic objects in the world. Curator s corner inheriting the most iconic object at the british museum ilona regulski is curator of egyptian written culture at the british museum. About the rosetta stone.
This is so that the puzzle retains authenticity to the original artefact. The jigsaw pieces have been printed to replicate the grey colour and texture of the rosetta stone as seen on the back of the box. Exclusive to the british museum an 800 piece jigsaw puzzle inspired by the rosetta stone.
Exhibited in the british museum since 1802 the rosetta stone was the key to unlocking the ability to read and translate ancient egyptian hieroglyphs. Soldiers in napoleon s army discovered the rosetta stone in 1799 while digging the foundations of an addition to a fort near the town of el rashid rosetta. About the rosetta stone.
Towards the end of the first world war in 1917 when the museum was concerned about heavy bombing in london they moved it to safety along with other portable important objects. The rosetta stone has been exhibited in the british museum since 1802 with only one break. It is the most visited object in the british museum.
It s a story of accidental discovery warring empires and becoming the lynchpin to deciphering the ancient egyptian hieroglyphic alphabet.
British museum original rosetta stone. The rosetta stone is a granodiorite stele inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in memphis egypt in 196 bc during the ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of king ptolemy v epiphanes the top and middle texts are in ancient egyptian using hieroglyphic and demotic scripts respectively while the bottom is in ancient greek the decree has only minor differences between the three versions. One of the most famous objects in the world the rosetta stone is to have its little known gay history explored on public tours for the first time by the british museum. The stone is known for. The rosetta stone has been on display in the british museum since 1802 with only one break.
Towards the end of the first world war in 1917 when the museum was concerned about heavy bombing in london they moved it to safety along with other portable important objects. The rosetta stone is one of the famous objects in the british museum because of its history mystery and a story more interesting than any fictional adventure story.
The rosetta stone is one of the famous objects in the british museum because of its history mystery and a story more interesting than any fictional adventure story. Towards the end of the first world war in 1917 when the museum was concerned about heavy bombing in london they moved it to safety along with other portable important objects. The rosetta stone has been on display in the british museum since 1802 with only one break.
The stone is known for. One of the most famous objects in the world the rosetta stone is to have its little known gay history explored on public tours for the first time by the british museum. The rosetta stone is a granodiorite stele inscribed with three versions of a decree issued in memphis egypt in 196 bc during the ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of king ptolemy v epiphanes the top and middle texts are in ancient egyptian using hieroglyphic and demotic scripts respectively while the bottom is in ancient greek the decree has only minor differences between the three versions.
