Podcast
Questions and Answers
What was a major advance in the decoding of the Rosetta Stone in 1814?
What was a major advance in the decoding of the Rosetta Stone in 1814?
- Recognition that the stone offered three versions of the same text
- Discovery of three other fragmentary copies of the same decree
- That the hieroglyphic text did so as well, and had pervasive similarities to the Demotic (correct)
- That the hieroglyphic text used phonetic characters to spell foreign names
What is the term 'Rosetta Stone' now used to refer to?
What is the term 'Rosetta Stone' now used to refer to?
- The last known hieroglyphic inscription
- The essential clue to a new field of knowledge (correct)
- A decree issued by Ptolemy IV
- The essential clue to understanding Egyptian literature
What had not been understood since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire?
What had not been understood since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire?
- The meaning of the Rosetta Stone
- The ancient Egyptian language and script (correct)
- The use of hieroglyphics in the Ptolemaic period
- The significance of the Decree of Alexandria
What marked the end of monumental use of hieroglyphs?
What marked the end of monumental use of hieroglyphs?
Who wrote Hieroglyphica, an explanation of almost 200 glyphs?
Who wrote Hieroglyphica, an explanation of almost 200 glyphs?
What was the significance of the Greek text on the Rosetta Stone?
What was the significance of the Greek text on the Rosetta Stone?
Who presented an English translation of the Greek text in 1802?
Who presented an English translation of the Greek text in 1802?
Where were two lithographic copies of the Rosetta Stone sent in 1801?
Where were two lithographic copies of the Rosetta Stone sent in 1801?
What was the significance of the Graffito of Esmet-Akhom?
What was the significance of the Graffito of Esmet-Akhom?
Who ultimately deciphered the hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone?
Who ultimately deciphered the hieroglyphics of the Rosetta Stone?
In which year was the decree on the Rosetta Stone issued?
In which year was the decree on the Rosetta Stone issued?
What type of stone is the Rosetta Stone made of?
What type of stone is the Rosetta Stone made of?
Where was the Rosetta Stone originally displayed?
Where was the Rosetta Stone originally displayed?
In which language is the bottom text of the Rosetta Stone written?
In which language is the bottom text of the Rosetta Stone written?
Who announced the transliteration of the Egyptian scripts in Paris?
Who announced the transliteration of the Egyptian scripts in Paris?
Where is the Rosetta Stone currently on display?
Where is the Rosetta Stone currently on display?
Why was the Rosetta Stone significant in deciphering Ancient Egyptian scripts?
Why was the Rosetta Stone significant in deciphering Ancient Egyptian scripts?
Who took the Rosetta Stone to London in 1801?
Who took the Rosetta Stone to London in 1801?
What was Christian Gottlob Heyne working on in 1803?
What was Christian Gottlob Heyne working on in 1803?
Who was working on a little-known script that came to be known as Demotic?
Who was working on a little-known script that came to be known as Demotic?
What did Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy report to Chaptal in 1802?
What did Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy report to Chaptal in 1802?
What did Thomas Young discover in the hieroglyphic text?
What did Thomas Young discover in the hieroglyphic text?
What did Thomas Young contribute to the Encyclopædia Britannica in 1819?
What did Thomas Young contribute to the Encyclopædia Britannica in 1819?
Who suggested to Thomas Young that he look for cartouches in the hieroglyphic text?
Who suggested to Thomas Young that he look for cartouches in the hieroglyphic text?
What was Johan David Åkerblad's contribution to the study of the Rosetta Stone?
What was Johan David Åkerblad's contribution to the study of the Rosetta Stone?
What was the significance of Thomas Young's discovery of similarities between the hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts?
What was the significance of Thomas Young's discovery of similarities between the hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts?
Who was the foreign secretary of the Royal Society of London?
Who was the foreign secretary of the Royal Society of London?
What was published by the Society of Antiquaries in a special issue of its journal Archaeologia in 1811?
What was published by the Society of Antiquaries in a special issue of its journal Archaeologia in 1811?
What did Champollion identify in the Philae obelisk inscriptions?
What did Champollion identify in the Philae obelisk inscriptions?
What was the significance of the foreign names on the Rosetta Stone?
What was the significance of the foreign names on the Rosetta Stone?
On what date did Champollion complete his work on the hieroglyphic alphabet?
On what date did Champollion complete his work on the hieroglyphic alphabet?
Who sent the copies of the hieroglyphic inscriptions at Abu Simbel to Champollion?
Who sent the copies of the hieroglyphic inscriptions at Abu Simbel to Champollion?
What did Champollion note in the postscript of his 'Lettre à M.Dacier'?
What did Champollion note in the postscript of his 'Lettre à M.Dacier'?
What was published after Champollion's death in 1832?
What was published after Champollion's death in 1832?
What is the Rosetta Stone made of?
What is the Rosetta Stone made of?
In which language is the bottom text of the Rosetta Stone written?
In which language is the bottom text of the Rosetta Stone written?
Where was the Rosetta Stone originally displayed?
Where was the Rosetta Stone originally displayed?
Who announced the transliteration of the Egyptian scripts in Paris?
Who announced the transliteration of the Egyptian scripts in Paris?
In which year was the decree on the Rosetta Stone issued?
In which year was the decree on the Rosetta Stone issued?
Where is the Rosetta Stone currently on display?
Where is the Rosetta Stone currently on display?
Who found the Rosetta Stone in 1799?
Who found the Rosetta Stone in 1799?
Why was the Rosetta Stone significant in deciphering Ancient Egyptian scripts?
Why was the Rosetta Stone significant in deciphering Ancient Egyptian scripts?
What was Christian Gottlob Heyne working on in 1803?
What was Christian Gottlob Heyne working on in 1803?
Who was working on a little-known script that came to be known as Demotic?
Who was working on a little-known script that came to be known as Demotic?
What was published by the Society of Antiquaries in a special issue of its journal Archaeologia in 1811?
What was published by the Society of Antiquaries in a special issue of its journal Archaeologia in 1811?
Who suggested to Thomas Young that he look for cartouches in the hieroglyphic text?
Who suggested to Thomas Young that he look for cartouches in the hieroglyphic text?
What did Thomas Young discover in the hieroglyphic text?
What did Thomas Young discover in the hieroglyphic text?
What type of script was Johan David Åkerblad working with?
What type of script was Johan David Åkerblad working with?
What did Thomas Young contribute to the Encyclopædia Britannica in 1819?
What did Thomas Young contribute to the Encyclopædia Britannica in 1819?
Who was the foreign secretary of the Royal Society of London?
Who was the foreign secretary of the Royal Society of London?
What was Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy's contribution to the study of the Rosetta Stone?
What was Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy's contribution to the study of the Rosetta Stone?
What was the significance of Thomas Young's discovery of similarities between the hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts?
What was the significance of Thomas Young's discovery of similarities between the hieroglyphic and Demotic scripts?
What languages did William John Bankes note on the Philae obelisk inscriptions?
What languages did William John Bankes note on the Philae obelisk inscriptions?
What was the significance of Champollion's identification of the phonetic characters k l e o p a t r a?
What was the significance of Champollion's identification of the phonetic characters k l e o p a t r a?
Who sent copies of the hieroglyphic inscriptions at Abu Simbel to Champollion?
Who sent copies of the hieroglyphic inscriptions at Abu Simbel to Champollion?
What was published after Champollion's death in 1832?
What was published after Champollion's death in 1832?
What was the date of Champollion's lecture to the Académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres?
What was the date of Champollion's lecture to the Académie royale des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres?
What did Champollion note in the postscript of his 'Lettre à M.Dacier'?
What did Champollion note in the postscript of his 'Lettre à M.Dacier'?
What was a major advance in the decoding of the Rosetta Stone in 1799?
What was a major advance in the decoding of the Rosetta Stone in 1799?
What was the last known inscription of hieroglyphs dated to?
What was the last known inscription of hieroglyphs dated to?
What was the significance of the Demotic script?
What was the significance of the Demotic script?
What was the outcome of the study of hieroglyphs by European scholars in the 16th and 17th centuries?
What was the outcome of the study of hieroglyphs by European scholars in the 16th and 17th centuries?
Who was the first to study hieroglyphs by comparing them to the contemporary Coptic language?
Who was the first to study hieroglyphs by comparing them to the contemporary Coptic language?
What was the significance of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?
What was the significance of the discovery of the Rosetta Stone?
What was the outcome of the work of Gabriel de La Porte du Theil on the Greek text?
What was the outcome of the work of Gabriel de La Porte du Theil on the Greek text?
What was the significance of the Ptolemaic decrees?
What was the significance of the Ptolemaic decrees?
What was the outcome of the work of Hubert-Pascal Ameilhon on the Greek text?
What was the outcome of the work of Hubert-Pascal Ameilhon on the Greek text?
What was the significance of the study of hieroglyphs by Arab historians in medieval Egypt?
What was the significance of the study of hieroglyphs by Arab historians in medieval Egypt?
Flashcards are hidden until you start studying
Study Notes
The Rosetta Stone
- The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.
- The decree is inscribed in three versions: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, Ancient Egyptian Demotic script, and Ancient Greek.
- The stone was carved during the Hellenistic period and is believed to have originally been displayed within a temple, possibly at Sais.
- The stone was found in 1799 by French officer Pierre-François Bouchard during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt.
Deciphering the Rosetta Stone
- The decree was first translated into Greek in 1803, and the first complete translation of the Greek text was published.
- Jean-François Champollion announced the transliteration of the Egyptian scripts in 1822.
- The decoding of the hieroglyphic text was made possible by recognizing that:
- The stone offered three versions of the same text (1799).
- The Demotic text used phonetic characters to spell foreign names (1802).
- The hieroglyphic text did so as well, and had pervasive similarities to the Demotic (1814).
- Phonetic characters were also used to spell native Egyptian words (1822-1824).
Historical Context
- The ancient Egyptian language and script had not been understood since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.
- Monumental use of hieroglyphs ceased as temple priesthoods died out and Egypt was converted to Christianity.
- The last known inscription is dated to 24 August 394, found at Philae and known as the Graffito of Esmet-Akhom.
- The last demotic text was written in 452.
Scholars and Their Contributions
- Johan David Åkerblad worked on the Demotic script and identified 29 letters (more than half of which were correct).
- Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy identified five Greek names in the Demotic text and made other contributions to the decipherment.
- Thomas Young discovered the phonetic characters "p t o l m e s" in the hieroglyphic text and noted similarities between the hieroglyphic and demotic texts.
- Jean-François Champollion constructed an alphabet of phonetic hieroglyphic characters and publicly announced his discovery in 1822.
The Rosetta Stone
- The Rosetta Stone is a stele of granodiorite inscribed with a decree issued in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt.
- The decree is inscribed in three versions: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script, Ancient Egyptian Demotic script, and Ancient Greek.
- The stone was carved during the Hellenistic period and is believed to have originally been displayed within a temple, possibly at Sais.
- The stone was found in 1799 by French officer Pierre-François Bouchard during the Napoleonic campaign in Egypt.
Deciphering the Rosetta Stone
- The decree was first translated into Greek in 1803, and the first complete translation of the Greek text was published.
- Jean-François Champollion announced the transliteration of the Egyptian scripts in 1822.
- The decoding of the hieroglyphic text was made possible by recognizing that:
- The stone offered three versions of the same text (1799).
- The Demotic text used phonetic characters to spell foreign names (1802).
- The hieroglyphic text did so as well, and had pervasive similarities to the Demotic (1814).
- Phonetic characters were also used to spell native Egyptian words (1822-1824).
Historical Context
- The ancient Egyptian language and script had not been understood since shortly before the fall of the Roman Empire.
- Monumental use of hieroglyphs ceased as temple priesthoods died out and Egypt was converted to Christianity.
- The last known inscription is dated to 24 August 394, found at Philae and known as the Graffito of Esmet-Akhom.
- The last demotic text was written in 452.
Scholars and Their Contributions
- Johan David Åkerblad worked on the Demotic script and identified 29 letters (more than half of which were correct).
- Antoine-Isaac Silvestre de Sacy identified five Greek names in the Demotic text and made other contributions to the decipherment.
- Thomas Young discovered the phonetic characters "p t o l m e s" in the hieroglyphic text and noted similarities between the hieroglyphic and demotic texts.
- Jean-François Champollion constructed an alphabet of phonetic hieroglyphic characters and publicly announced his discovery in 1822.
Studying That Suits You
Use AI to generate personalized quizzes and flashcards to suit your learning preferences.
