The Rosetta Stone de E. A. Wallis Budge - 1989-08-01

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dover Publications, Incorporated. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dover Publications, 1989. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dover Publications, Incorporated, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dover Publications, 1989. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dover Publications, 1989-07-31. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Has moderate shelf and/or corner wear. Great used condition. Slight wrinkling/discoloration to some pages, but does not affect readability. A portion of your purchase of this book will be donated to non-profit organizations.Over 1,000,000 satisfied customers since 1997! Choose expedited shipping (if available) for much faster delivery. Delivery confirmation on all US orders.

Dover Publications, 1989-08-01. Paperback. Good. 0.5000 8.4000 5.3000. minor wear and creasing

Dover Publications, 1989. Softcover. Very Good. 5x0x8. In Very Good+ condition. The Rosetta Stone remains one of the world's most recognizable ancient artifacts, and has come to symbolize not only Egypt, but also the art of translation. Dating from the Macedonian Ptolemaic era in Egypt (ca 196 BC), the Rosetta Stone contains a royal decree by King Ptolemy V, set out in three languages: in hieroglyphic (suitable for a priestly decree), demotic (the native script used for daily purposes), and Greek (the language of the administration). By the fourth century AD, all knowledge and understanding of hieroglyphs had been lost by the mixed-race population, and it was only some 1400 years later, after the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, that scholars were able to use the Greek inscription on the stone as the deciphering key. Thomas Young, 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. The French scholar… Leer más

Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1989. Trade paperback in fine condition.. Soft cover. Fine.