Its value as a translation tool is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding its discovery and translation is more obscure. The Rosetta Stone’s text is a royal decree venerating a ...

Champollion’s discovery, and further works on hieroglyphics ... But the story of the Rosetta Stone doesn’t end there. Indeed, it continues into modern times, as Egypt and the United Kingdom ...

The Rosetta Stone was produced in 196BCE but only discovered in 1799 and has been a key translation device since then Scholars faced an uphill battle to get Egyptian studies incorporated into ...