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The Story of the Rosetta Stone: Finding a Lost Language
URL: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/egypt/hieroglyphics/rosettastone.html

Description:
Describes the history, importance, and discovery of the Rosetta stone, which led to the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphics. From the EMuseum at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Author:
Strachan, Richard A.; Roetzel, Kathleen A.

Publisher:
MSU EMuseum

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic
Rosetta stone

LII Database Information:
Record 1852 created by Elaine Walker on 10/16/1999
Last modification on 02/12/2004
Published: 10/16/1999  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1852