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The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone
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Artikel-Nr:
9781501198939
Veröffentl:
2021
Erscheinungsdatum:
19.10.2021
Seiten:
336
Autor:
Edward Dolnick
Gewicht:
508 g
Format:
233x154x31 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Edward Dolnick
"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 decipher the Rosetta Stone, and learn how to read hieroglyphs, would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for two thousand years. Two brilliant rivals set out to win that prize"