The Rosetta Stone A stele about 112 cm high and 760 kg, inscribed top to bottom in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek. The photo shows it in the British Museum.
1 Sources 6 Connections Pierre-François Bouchard The French army officer who found the stone at Fort Julien near Rosetta in July 1799, where it had been used as building material.
1 Sources 1 Connections The decree for Ptolemy V A decree issued in 196 BC on behalf of Ptolemy V. The three versions differ only slightly.
1 Sources 2 Connections The Capitulation of Alexandria The terms under which the French surrendered to the British in Egypt; under them the British took the stone to London.
1 Sources 1 Connections The British Museum It has displayed the stone almost continuously since 1802; it is the most visited object there.
1 Sources 1 Connections The Greek text The version scholars could read. The first complete translation was published in 1803.
1 Sources 1 Connections Silvestre de Sacy The French orientalist who in 1802 identified five names, such as Alexandros and Ptolemaios, in the Demotic text. He advised Young to look for Greek names inside the cartouches.
1 Sources 1 Connections Thomas Young Foreign secretary of the Royal Society. He found the phonetic signs spelling the Greek name Ptolemaios in the hieroglyphs and saw that hieroglyphs and Demotic were related, but could make no further progress.
1 Sources 3 Connections Jean-François Champollion A teacher at Grenoble. On 27 September 1822 he announced the phonetic hieroglyphs, and in 1823 confirmed that Egyptian kings' names such as Ramesses and Thutmose were spelled the same way. The portrait is by Léon Cogniet.
1 Sources 2 Connections The table of phonetic signs The alphabet of phonetic hieroglyphs Champollion built from the foreign names on the Rosetta Stone and another inscription. The picture is his 1822 table.
1 Sources 2 Connections found is inscribed on handed to Britain displays is the readable version of advised studied corresponded with drew up drew on the names on Control map, One finger scrolls the page. Two fingers move or zoom the map.
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Item The Rosetta Stone A stele about 112 cm high and 760 kg, inscribed top to bottom in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek. The photo shows it in the British Museum. User contribution ↑ found In July 1799. Sources 1 Person Pierre-François Bouchard The French army officer who found the stone at Fort Julien near Rosetta in July 1799, where it had been used as building material. User contribution ↑ is inscribed on In three scripts. Sources 1 Work The decree for Ptolemy V A decree issued in 196 BC on behalf of Ptolemy V. The three versions differ only slightly. User contribution Work The decree for Ptolemy V A decree issued in 196 BC on behalf of Ptolemy V. The three versions differ only slightly. User contribution ↓ is inscribed on In three scripts. Sources 1 Item The Rosetta Stone A stele about 112 cm high and 760 kg, inscribed top to bottom in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek. The photo shows it in the British Museum. User contribution ↑ is the readable version of Fully translated in 1803. Sources 1 Concept The Greek text The version scholars could read. The first complete translation was published in 1803. User contribution Person Thomas Young Foreign secretary of the Royal Society. He found the phonetic signs spelling the Greek name Ptolemaios in the hieroglyphs and saw that hieroglyphs and Demotic were related, but could make no further progress. User contribution ↑ advised Look for Greek names in the cartouches. Sources 1 Person Silvestre de Sacy The French orientalist who in 1802 identified five names, such as Alexandros and Ptolemaios, in the Demotic text. He advised Young to look for Greek names inside the cartouches. User contribution ↓ studied He read the name Ptolemaios. Sources 1 Item The Rosetta Stone A stele about 112 cm high and 760 kg, inscribed top to bottom in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek. The photo shows it in the British Museum. User contribution Person Jean-François Champollion A teacher at Grenoble. On 27 September 1822 he announced the phonetic hieroglyphs, and in 1823 confirmed that Egyptian kings' names such as Ramesses and Thutmose were spelled the same way. The portrait is by Léon Cogniet. User contribution ↓ corresponded with About the stone, from 1814. Sources 1 Person Thomas Young Foreign secretary of the Royal Society. He found the phonetic signs spelling the Greek name Ptolemaios in the hieroglyphs and saw that hieroglyphs and Demotic were related, but could make no further progress. User contribution ↓ drew up In 1822. Sources 1 Work The table of phonetic signs The alphabet of phonetic hieroglyphs Champollion built from the foreign names on the Rosetta Stone and another inscription. The picture is his 1822 table. User contribution More shared clues (8) AI research is a draft. Read the sources and check the context.
