The Rosetta Stone Ancient Egypt is full of mysteries that archaeologists have sought to uncover. One of the most mysterious is the writing of hieroglyphics on many ancient pyramids and papyrus. The understanding of hieroglyphics was lost during the many occupations of Egypt by other cultures, especially when they were conquered by Alexander the Great. During the invasion of Egypt by Napoleon in 1798-1799, a group of soldiers discovered a black basalt rock with three forms of writing contained on
Rosetta stone The Rosetta stone is a stele found by Napoleon’s army in 1798 in El-Rashid Egypt when they were building fortifications for a fort. The stone was originally made at the temple of Sais in the Nile Delta. The writing on the stone is written in three different languages Greek, Egyptian, and Priestly hieroglyphics. The stone was made to talk about the royalty of king Ptolemy V who was related to Ptolemy who was a general to Alexander the Great and took over Egypt after Alexander died
This beautiful piece of craftsmanship is a sunken relief illustrating Horus during the Egyptian era, precisely New kingdom period, 1295-1886 BCE in the city of Edfu. The four feet tall falcon headed god was carved out of limestone using a chisel like tool. The chisels were used to cut back within the outlines of the figure, leaving the surface of the background at a higher level. Inscribed on the relief of Horus it states, “The Beautiful Horus, the great God, Lord of Heaven, one who is foremost
Several evidences suggest that spoke language was first developed during the upper Palaeolithic , and evolved and diversified into several languages along the human diaspora around the globe. As exemplified by the Biblical myth of the Tower of Babel, the linguistic differences was probably a great barrier for relations among the early societies. Without multilinguistic abilities those nations could poorly exchange information, make trade or keep some sort of diplomatic relations. When civilizations