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Cracking codes : the Rosetta Stone and decipherment /
By: Parkinson, R. B
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Contributor(s): Diffie, Whitfield | Fischer, M. (Mary) | Simpson, R. S.
Publisher: London : British Museum Press, 1999Description: 224 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 28 cm.Content type: text | cartographic image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0714119164; 9780714119168:.Subject(s): Egyptian language -- Writing | Inscriptions, Ancient -- Egypt | Afroasiatic languages | Egypt -- Antiquities | Egypt -- CivilizationDDC classification: 493.111 Summary: The Rosetta Stone, with its inscriptions in three scripts, has become an icon of script and decipherment. The bicentenary of its discovery is being celebrated by a major exhibition at the British Museum. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition.
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ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 493.111 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0043177 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 202) and index.
The Rosetta Stone, with its inscriptions in three scripts, has become an icon of script and decipherment. The bicentenary of its discovery is being celebrated by a major exhibition at the British Museum. This catalogue accompanies the exhibition.