The riddle of the Rosetta : how an English polymath and a French polyglot discovered the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs

"In 1799, a French officer was clearing debris from a military installation when he discovered a stele bearing three scripts: ancient Greek, hieroglyphic, and a third that could not be definitively identified. This artifact, which came to be known as the Rosetta Stone, has traditionally played...

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Main Authors: Buchwald, Jed Z. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Greco Josefowicz, Diane (VerfasserIn)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press , 2020
Subjects:
Champollion, Jean-François > 1790-1832
Young, Thomas > 1773-1829
Champollion, Jean-François - 1790-1832
Young, Thomas - 1773-1829
Rosetta stone
Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvz9394h
Related Items:Erscheint auch als: The riddle of the Rosetta
Author Notes:Jed Z. Buchwald & Diane Greco Josefowicz
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • Introduction
  • PART 1: A QUAKER'S ODYSSEY
  • Chapter 1. Dinner at Longman's
  • Chapter 2. In the Classroom of Nature
  • Chapter 3. An Errand in the City
  • Chapter 4. The Vocal Circle
  • Chapter 5. Lecturer and Physician
  • Chapter 6. The Herculaneum Papyri
  • PART 2: ANTIQUITY EMBRACED
  • Chapter 7. Words from Egypt's Past?
  • Chapter 8. The Sounds of an Ancient Language
  • Chapter 9. Paris Atmospheres
  • Chapter 10. Rooted in Place
  • Chapter 11. Hier pour Demain
  • Chapter 12. L'Affaire Polycarpe
  • Chapter 13. An Egyptian Geography of Egypt
  • Chapter 14. Indications
  • PART 3: SCRIPTS AND BONES
  • Chapter 15. Summer at Worthing
  • Chapter 16. Letters from Paris
  • Chapter 17. The Papyri of the Description de l'Égypte
  • Chapter 18. Seeking Uxellodunum
  • Chapter 19. The Master of Conditions
  • Chapter 20. Abandoning the Alphabet at Grenoble
  • Chapter 21. Demonstrations
  • Chapter 22. Iconoclasm at the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres
  • PART 4: READING THE PAST
  • Chapter 23. The Obelisk from Philae
  • Chapter 24. A Singular and Puzzling Artifact
  • Chapter 25. A Momentous Change
  • Chapter 26. Words and Sounds
  • Chapter 27. Parisian Reactions
  • Chapter 28. Words across the Channel
  • PART 5: ANTIQUE LETTERS
  • Chapter 29. Grey's Box
  • Chapter 30. An Opportune Encounter
  • Chapter 31. The "True Key" to Egyptian Hieroglyphs
  • Chapter 32. The Semantic Trap Avoided
  • Chapter 33. The Reception of the Précis
  • Chapter 34. "Hold your laughter, friends!
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index.

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