IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down13
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkTIL that in 1799, a French soldier discovered the Rosetta Stone, whose Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic texts made ancient Egypt readable again.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squareuid0gid0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoIt turns out the Rosetta stone isn’t actually unique. It was simply the first example found of what cane to be known as the Decree of Memphis. It was required to be put in every temple. I think the rally of these stones is up to six currently.
It turns out the Rosetta stone isn’t actually unique. It was simply the first example found of what cane to be known as the Decree of Memphis. It was required to be put in every temple. I think the rally of these stones is up to six currently.