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The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone

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The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone - Dolnick, Edward
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"Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages--in Greek using Greek letters, and in Egyptian using picture-writing called hieroglyphs. Until its discovery, no one in the world knew how to read the hieroglyphs that covered every temple and text and statue in Egypt. Dominating the world for thirty centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it--the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx--was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to ...

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The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone 2022, Scribner Book Company

ISBN-13: 9781501198946

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The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone 2021, Scribner Book Company

ISBN-13: 9781501198939

Hardcover