Sujet
The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
The Rosetta Stone, 196 BC. A basalt slab inscribed with a decree of the Pharaoh Ptolemy Epiphanes (Ptolemy V) (205-180 BC) in three languages; Greek, Hieroglyphic and Demotic script. Discovered near Rosetta in Egypt in 1799, the stone became the key to deciphering Egyptian inscriptions. It was translated by Jean-Francois Champollion between 1822 and 1824. From the collection of the British Museum, London.
Date
196e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B98_151
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,1Mo (2,6Mo) / 31,0cm x 40,5cm / 3661 x 4785 (300dpi)