Egypt
onislam (Emily Cocke)
- The Rosetta Stone: History And Modern Controversy
examiner.com (Gwynneth Anderson) Listen carefully for ghostly chuckles during your next visit to Les Invalides. If you hear them, don’t worry - it’s merely Napoleon smirking at the continuing fallout from his 1798 Egyptian Campaign. In 1799, soldiers...
- Anniversary Of The Discovery Of The Rosetta Stone
Philosophy of Science blog (David Petersen) Thanks very much to David for letting me know that I had missed the anniversary of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone on 19th July :-) Never mind. Have a look at David's blog above for a summary of its discovery...
- Book Review: The Rosetta Stone And The Rebirth Of Ancient Egypt
Bryn Mawr Classical Review John Ray, The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt. Wonders of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Reviewed by Marc Pierce, University of Texas The Rosetta Stone, a stele with an inscription...
- More Than One Rosetta Stone?
Egypt Daily Star News (Ahmed Maged) An Egyptology researcher has called for the display of another original version of the Rosetta Stone at the entrance of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum, dismissing the official request by Egypt to repatriate the stone...
- Tourism: Developing Rashid (rosetta)
Egypt Daily Star News (Ahmed Maged) Although it lies a mere 65 km east of Alexandria, few tourists venture out to its neighboring city of Rosetta, known in Egypt as Rashid. As the historic city makes the transition from a mostly agricultural society to...
Egypt
Rashid - A city rich in history
onislam (Emily Cocke)
For most people interested in the history of Egypt, the name Rashid (or as the French named it: Rosetta) is linked to the Rosetta Stone. This stone, which was found in a wall in the fort of the city in 1799, provided the linguist Champollion with the final clues to finally decipher hieroglyphs. The black stone contained three versions of the same text, a decree celebrating the coronation of the pharaoh Ptolemy V in 196 BCE. The text was written in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphs – the Greek was easily translated and could be used to understand the language of the other two texts. The stone was originally found by French soldiers but was seized by British troops and is now in the British Museum in London, where it is one of the museum's most famous objects (Andrews 2001, 156-157).
Rashid today is a bustling city on the Mediterranean coast, situated where a branch of the Nile enters the sea. It is relatively close to Alexandria and contains a unique heritage of historical houses and mosques, mostly from the Ottoman Period.
- The Rosetta Stone: History And Modern Controversy
examiner.com (Gwynneth Anderson) Listen carefully for ghostly chuckles during your next visit to Les Invalides. If you hear them, don’t worry - it’s merely Napoleon smirking at the continuing fallout from his 1798 Egyptian Campaign. In 1799, soldiers...
- Anniversary Of The Discovery Of The Rosetta Stone
Philosophy of Science blog (David Petersen) Thanks very much to David for letting me know that I had missed the anniversary of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone on 19th July :-) Never mind. Have a look at David's blog above for a summary of its discovery...
- Book Review: The Rosetta Stone And The Rebirth Of Ancient Egypt
Bryn Mawr Classical Review John Ray, The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt. Wonders of the World. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Reviewed by Marc Pierce, University of Texas The Rosetta Stone, a stele with an inscription...
- More Than One Rosetta Stone?
Egypt Daily Star News (Ahmed Maged) An Egyptology researcher has called for the display of another original version of the Rosetta Stone at the entrance of the Egyptian Antiquities Museum, dismissing the official request by Egypt to repatriate the stone...
- Tourism: Developing Rashid (rosetta)
Egypt Daily Star News (Ahmed Maged) Although it lies a mere 65 km east of Alexandria, few tourists venture out to its neighboring city of Rosetta, known in Egypt as Rashid. As the historic city makes the transition from a mostly agricultural society to...