According to History, Young started to examine the Rosetta stone in 1814. He found that some of the hieroglyphics were contained in an oval, which he called cartouches, and that these spelled out ...

Its value as a translation tool is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding its discovery and translation is more obscure. The Rosetta Stone’s text is a royal decree venerating a ...

It was in these volatile circumstances that Ptolemy V issued the Rosetta Stone ... writer Ahdaf Soueif for her view of this history: "This stone so makes me think of how often Egypt has been ...

It was in these volatile circumstances that Ptolemy V issued the Rosetta Stone ... writer Ahdaf Soueif for her view of this history: "This stone so makes me think of how often Egypt has been ...