Egypt
Rashid
This Egyptian city is famous for the discovery of the Rosetta stone by Napoleon's army at the end of the 18th century.
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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...
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Living Like An Ottoman In Rosetta
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine el Aref) Famous for the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, the black basalt slab that was the key to deciphering hieroglyphs and uncovering the lives of ancient Egyptian kings, Rosetta, or Rashid, has much more to provide to its visitors....
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The Rose Of The Nile
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/770/he1.htm"A massive restoration project is breathing new life into the long-neglected Rashid National Museum". This article focuses on the newly restored Arab Killy House, the 400-year-old residential house of Rashid's...
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Hieroglyphic Debate
An article on the decipherment of hieroglyphs being incorrectly translated. http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=15267...
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Returning Egypt
Artifacts set to go on auction in Europe have been pulled because they have been stolen. http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=13417...
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