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Book Synopsis The Writing of the Gods by : Edward Dolnick
Download or read book The Writing of the Gods written by Edward Dolnick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The surprising and compelling story of two rival geniuses in an all-out race to decode one of the world's most famous documents--the Rosetta Stone--and their twenty-year-long battle to solve the mystery of ancient Egypt's hieroglyphs. The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British museum ever year, and yet most people don't really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries. Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages--in Greek using Greek letters, and in Egyptian using picture-writing called hieroglyphs. Until its discovery, no one in the world knew how to read the hieroglyphs that covered every temple and text and statue in Egypt. Dominating the world for thirty centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it--the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx--was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to decipher the Rosetta Stone, and learn how to read hieroglyphs, would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for two thousand years. Two brilliant rivals set out to win that prize. One was English, the other French, at a time when England and France were enemies and the world's two great superpowers. The Writing of the Gods chronicles this high-stakes intellectual race in which the winner would win glory for both himself and his nation. A riveting portrait of empires both ancient and modern, this is an unparalleled look at the culture and history of ancient Egypt and a fascinating, fast-paced story of human folly and discovery unlike any other.
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone by : R. B. Parkinson
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone written by R. B. Parkinson and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rosetta Stone is one of the most popular artefacts in the British Museum. Containing a decree written in Greek, Demotic and hieroglyphics, it proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphics. This concise study traces the history of `the most famous piece of rock in the world' to become a modern icon and tells the story of the race to use it to decipher Egypt's ancient script by Jean-François Champollion and Thomas Young. Also includes a translation of the text.
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt by : John Ray
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt written by John Ray and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II) The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story, from its discovery by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt to its current--and controversial-- status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. A pharaoh's forgotten decree, cut in granite in three scripts--Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian demotic, and ancient Greek--the Rosetta Stone promised to unlock the door to the language of ancient Egypt and its 3,000 years of civilization, if only it could be deciphered. Capturing the drama of the race to decode this key to the ancient past, John Ray traces the paths pursued by the British polymath Thomas Young and Jean-Francois Champollion, the "father of Egyptology" ultimately credited with deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. He shows how Champollion "broke the code" and explains more generally how such deciphering is done, as well as its critical role in the history of Egyptology. Concluding with a chapter on the political and cultural controversy surrounding the Stone, the book also includes an appendix with a full translation of the Stone's text. Rich in anecdote and curious lore, The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt is a brilliant and frequently amusing guide to one of history's great mysteries and marvels.
Download or read book Cracking Codes written by R. B. Parkinson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deciphering the Rosetta Stone -- Reading a text: the Egyptian scripts of the Rosetta Stone -- Towards reading a cultural code: the uses of writing in ancient Egypt -- The future: futher codes to crack.
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone by : Carol A. R. Andrews
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone written by Carol A. R. Andrews and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 1981 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents the Rosetta Stone, an Ancient Egyptian artifact which was instrumental in advancing modern understanding of Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. The stone is a Ptolemaic era stele with carved text made up of three translations of a single passage -- two in Egyptian language scripts (hieroglyphic and Demotic) and one in classical Greek. It was created in 196 BC, discovered by the French in 1799 at Rosetta and contributed greatly to the deciphering of the principles of hieroglyph writing. The author tells of the discovery of the Stone, and the story of how its mystery was solved.
Book Synopsis The Stone of Language by : Anya Achtenberg
Download or read book The Stone of Language written by Anya Achtenberg and published by Loving Healing Press. This book was released on 2020 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ANYA ACHTENBERG is an award-winning author of the novel Blue Earth, and novella, The Stories of Devil-Girl (both with Modern History Press); and poetry books, The Stone of Language (West End Press); and I Know What the Small Girl Knew (Holy Cow! Press). Her fiction has received awards from Coppola’s Zoetrope: All-Story, New Letters, the Asheville Fiction Workshop, the Raymond Carver Story Contest, the Minnesota State Arts Board, and more; and poetry awards include first prizes from Southern Poetry Review and Another Chicago Magazine. Individual works of fiction and poetry have also been published in Harvard Review; Malpaís Review; Gargoyle; Tupelo Quarterly; The Mas Tequila Review; Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion; Hinchas de poesía; Poet Lore; Taos International Journal; Paterson Review; and numerous others. Prior to the 2004 publication of The Stone of Language, various versions of this manuscript won recognition as a finalist in five competitions: the Philip Levine Poetry Contest, the Hayden Carruth Award from Copper Canyon Press, the May Swenson Award from Utah State University Press, Cleveland State University’s Poetry Center Prize, and the Alice James Books Awards. "Achtenberg is a poet of lyrical intensity... interested in detail for the wealth of revelation and music it will yield up" -- Luis H. Francia, The Village Voice "Anya Achtenberg's visionary workshops on writing for social change have received national acclaim. With this book of poetry, she practices what she preaches--redreaming a just world--in a way that is simply breathtaking." -- Demetria Martinez, author of Mother Tongue "Stunning and original! Powerful 'make it new' language" -- Stratis Haviaras, founder and editor of Harvard Review
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone by : E. A. Wallis Budge
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone written by E. A. Wallis Budge and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating account of great linguistic detective story — discovery of Stone, history of the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics; work of Young, Champollion, other scholars; much more. 23 photographs. Bibliography.
Book Synopsis The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by : James Cross Giblin
Download or read book The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone written by James Cross Giblin and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1993-02-28 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Until the Rosetta Stone was finally translated and the decoding of hieroglyphic writing made possible, much of Egyptian history was lost. The author has done a masterful job of distilling information, citing the highlights, and fitting it all together in an interesting and enlightening look at a puzzling subject." —H. "The social and intellectual history here are fascinating. A handsome, inspiring book." —K. Notable Children's Books of 1991 (ALA) Notable 1990 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Children's Books of 1990 (Library of Congress) 100 Books for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library) Parenting Honorable Mention, Reading Magic Award
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone of the Human Mind by : Vincenzo Sanguineti
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone of the Human Mind written by Vincenzo Sanguineti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of the brain-mind complex has been hampered by the dichotomy between objective biological neuroscience and subjective psychological science. This book presents a new theoretical model for how to "translate" between the two, using a third language: nonlinear physics and mathematics. It illustrates how the simultaneous use of these two approaches enriches the understanding of the neural and mental realms.
Book Synopsis Writing and Presenting in English by : Petey Young
Download or read book Writing and Presenting in English written by Petey Young and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2006-06-09 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rosetta Stone of Science is a useful and practical guide to presenting scientific research in the English language. It is written specifically for scientists who would like to improve the effectiveness with which they use the English language and improve their communicative skills in order to become published and develop more confidence in presenting their work at international conferences. Part 1 of the book covers the style preferred by today's leading journals, discusses how to prepare models for writing research papers, and provides advice for writing abstracts, proposals, and editing. Examples of cover letters are also given. Part 2 discusses the various arts and techniques used by successful presenters at scientific conferences. The content of the book is presented in a light, simple and informative manner making The Rosetta Stone of Science an entertaining and instructive read. This book will prove invaluable to all scientists, research fellows, post-docs, and graduate students whose first language is not English.
Book Synopsis Discovery at Rosetta by : Jonathan Downs
Download or read book Discovery at Rosetta written by Jonathan Downs and published by Constable. This book was released on 2008 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1798, the young French general, Napoleon Bonaparte, entered Egypt with an army and a brigade of 'savants', scientists, anthropologists and historians. His aim was not just conquest on the banks of the Nile but the rediscovery of the ancient world after years of obscurity under the Ottoman Empire. At the heart of this quest was a stone that was discovered in the small town of Rossetta which would offer the key to unlock the mysteries of the ancient Egyptian. It contained wording in Greek, Hieroglyphs and demotic Egyptian. It was the prize that Napoleon had dreamed of, but in a series of adventures the stone came into English hands. Discovery at Rosetta will be the first book that tells the full story of how the English won the battle to claim the Stone and how it was then shipped to England. The book also tells the story of the extraordinary characters involved leading up to the race to decipher the Stone's code between Thomas Young and Champollion.
Book Synopsis The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus: The Decree of Canopus by : Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge
Download or read book The Decrees of Memphis and Canopus: The Decree of Canopus written by Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum by : E. A. Wallis Budge
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum written by E. A. Wallis Budge and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1929 edition.
Book Synopsis The Riddle of the Rosetta by : Jed Z. Buchwald
Download or read book The Riddle of the Rosetta written by Jed Z. Buchwald and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable intellectual adventure reaching from the filthy back streets of Georgian London to the hushed lecture rooms of the Institut de France, from the forgotten byways of provincial France to the splendor of the Valley of the Kings, this book reveals the decipherment in its full historical complexity"--.
Book Synopsis Written in Stone by : Christopher Stevens
Download or read book Written in Stone written by Christopher Stevens and published by Pegasus Books. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Half the world’s population speaks a language that has evolved from a single, prehistoric mother tongue. A mother tongue first spoken in Stone Age times, on the steppes of central Eurasia 6,500 years ago. It was so effective that it flourished for two thousand years. It was a language that spread from the shores of the Black Sea across almost all of Europe and much of Asia. It is the genetic basis of everything we speak and write today—the DNA of language.Written in Stone combines detective work, mythology, ancient history, archaeology, the roots of society, technology and warfare, and the sheer fascination of words to explore that original mother tongue, sketching the connections woven throughout the immense vocabulary of English—with some surprising results.In snappy, lively and often very funny chapters, it uncovers the most influential and important words used by our Neolithic ancestors, and shows how they are still in constant use today—the building blocks of all our most common words and phrases.
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone by : Stephen Quirke
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone written by Stephen Quirke and published by Harry N Abrams Incorporated. This book was released on 1989 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Rosetta Stone, in Hieroglyphics and Greek by : Samuel Sharpe
Download or read book The Rosetta Stone, in Hieroglyphics and Greek written by Samuel Sharpe and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
