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- 1. a thing inscribed, as on a monument or in a book: "the inscription on her headstone" Similar
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Sep 17, 2024 · Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian stone bearing inscriptions in several languages and scripts; their decipherment led to the understanding of hieroglyphic writing. It was found in 1799 near the town of Rosetta (Rashid), about 35 miles northeast of Alexandria.
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- The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian stone bearing inscriptions in several languages and scripts. Their decipherment led to the understanding o...
- The Rosetta Stone is an irregularly shaped stone of black granite 3 feet 9 inches (114 cm) long and 2 feet 4.5 inches (72 cm) wide. It was broken i...
- The Rosetta Stone is on display in the British Museum, London, having passed into British hands after the French surrender of Egypt in 1801.
- The decoding of the Rosetta Stone was largely the work of Thomas Young of England and Jean-François Champollion of France. Champollion was the firs...
- The inscriptions on the Rosetta Stone are in two languages, Egyptian and Greek, and three writing systems, hieroglyphics, demotic script (a cursive...
Sep 19, 2024 · Archaeological investigations are a principal source of knowledge of prehistoric, ancient, and extinct culture. The word comes from the Greek archaia (“ancient things”) and logos (“theory” or “science”). The archaeologist is first a descriptive worker: he has to describe, classify, and analyze the artifacts he studies.
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Sep 18, 2024 · Inscriptions are brief and informal dedication and these inscriptions provide information from different sources, it provides the information regarding date and location of significant events, and provides an insight into legal, social and religious practices.
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2 days ago · Marathi, a derivative of Maharashtri, is probably first attested in a 739 CE copper-plate inscription found in Satara After 1187 CE, the use of Marathi grew substantially in the inscriptions of the Seuna (Yadava) kings, who earlier used Kannada and Sanskrit in their inscriptions. [6]
1 day ago · An inscription in an urn burial from the 1st century CE tells of a widow who told the potter to make the urn big enough for both her and her husband.
2 days ago · Cuneiform[note 1] is a logo - syllabic writing system that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Near East. [4] The script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era. [5]
Sep 11, 2024 · This two volume set provides information on and examples of ancient Greek palaeography on papyri. The papyri inscriptions cover a period of over one thousand years, ranging from administrative documents to works of literature. Illustrations include black and white photographs of the inscriptions.
