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Who was the Rosetta Stone made to honor?
Egyptian pharaoh
The Rosetta Stone is a text written by a group of priests in Egypt to honour the Egyptian pharaoh. It lists all of the things that the pharaoh has done that are good for the priests and the people of Egypt.
Why is the Rosetta Stone controversial?
Jacques-Francois de Menou held out in Alexandria and claimed that the Rosetta Stone was his personal property, in an attempt to ensure it remained in French hands, according to “Cracking Codes.” There were threats and rumors that the French might destroy the antiquities rather than hand them over to the British.
What material is the Rosetta Stone made of?
Granite
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Why do Egyptians want the Rosetta Stone back?
ULABY: Many Egyptians believe these objects are significant to their national heritage, and their presence in European museums is a monument to the days of colonialist looting and exploitation. HAWASS: Anything that left illegally, it should be back to Egypt.
How was the Rosetta Stone stolen?
General Jacques-Francois Menou, the French commander, considered the stone to be his private property and hid it. There are conflicting stories about how it then fell into British hands. One version is that it was seized by a British colonel who carried it away on a gun carriage.
What is the Rosetta Stone and why is it famous?
The European Space Agency’s unprecedented mission of cometary exploration was named after the famous ‘Rosetta Stone’. This slab of volcanic basalt – now in the British Museum in London – was the key to unravelling the civilisation of ancient Egypt.
How was the Rosetta Stone used to decipher ancient Greek inscriptions?
In the early years of the 19th century, scholars were able to use the Greek inscription on this stone as the key to decipher them. Thomas Young (1773–1829), an English physicist, was the first to show that some of the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone wrote the sounds of a royal name, that of Ptolemy.
What did Pierre-Francois Bouchard discover at Rosetta?
While rebuilding a fort in the Rosetta area that was perceived to help inhibit Britain’s trade and believed to be a formidable ancient civilization comparable only to Greece and Rome, Pierre-Francois Bouchard, a French officer, inadvertently came across a black stone slab that would later revolutionize Egypt.
Where can I see the Rosetta Stone in the Louvre?
Today, you can see the Rosetta Stone in Room 4 (the Egyptian Sculpture Gallery), and remotely visit it on Google Street View. You can touch a replica of it in Room 1 (the Enlightenment Gallery).