This is an ancient Egyptian stone covered with hieroglyphics which advanced modern understanding of hieroglyphics
Historians and Egyptologists learned a great deal about the rich history of ancient Egyptian empires when the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics into modern day languages was accomplished. The information of the Egyptian empires were dated as far back as the 31st century BC BCE. To this day the world is fascinated by the majesty of these empires and the secrets that they still have not revealed.
Yes. Many cultures, around the world, used hieroglyphics. Like modern language, they are all different, with very few similarities.
It provided the first chance to understand Egyptian Hieroglyphics writing by providing the same text in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek. Both the Greek and Demotic could be read to find out what was being said on the stone, the Hieroglyphics could then be compared and analyzed for patterns (similar to the way codes and cyphers are broken).
Hieroglyphics = hiéroglyphes
They are called Egyptian hieroglyphics in modern times. In ancient times, they were called "words of the gods"
Modern Egyptians speak and write Arabic.
This is an ancient Egyptian stone covered with hieroglyphics which advanced modern understanding of hieroglyphics
The Rosseta stone.
Now we understand what do hieroglyphics mean
Historians and Egyptologists learned a great deal about the rich history of ancient Egyptian empires when the translation of Egyptian hieroglyphics into modern day languages was accomplished. The information of the Egyptian empires were dated as far back as the 31st century BC BCE. To this day the world is fascinated by the majesty of these empires and the secrets that they still have not revealed.
Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics was a complete writing system. There may have been a few symbols that didn't survive to modern times, but the majority of the language appears to be represented.
Yes. Many cultures, around the world, used hieroglyphics. Like modern language, they are all different, with very few similarities.
It provided the first chance to understand Egyptian Hieroglyphics writing by providing the same text in Hieroglyphics, Demotic, and Greek. Both the Greek and Demotic could be read to find out what was being said on the stone, the Hieroglyphics could then be compared and analyzed for patterns (similar to the way codes and cyphers are broken).
Rosetta is named after the stone that explained Egyptian hieroglyphics, thus laying bare the culture of the Pharoahs to modern eyes.The archaeologists discovered many hieroglyphics in the cave.
Because they thought comparing what they write to what they might see everyday was a good idea. All writing in the modern sense derives from a picture script of one kind or another. Hieroglyphics was the Egyptian route,
ancient Egypt had a different religion and type of government. They also used hieroglyphics to write instead of Arabic. Modern Egypt has a president that is elected and not a living god pharaoh.