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)