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2. Rosetta Stone - Wikipedia

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   A replica of the Rosetta Stone is now available in the King's Library of the British Museum, without a case and free to touch, as it would have appeared to early 19th-century visitors. [ 54 ] The museum was concerned about heavy bombing in London towards the end of the First World War in 1917, and the Rosetta Stone was moved to safety, along ...

3. Joseph Kosuth - Wikipedia

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   Joseph Kosuth (/ k ə ˈ s uː t,-ˈ s uː θ /; born January 31, 1945) is a Hungarian-American conceptual artist, who lives in New York and Venice, [1] after having resided in various cities in Europe, including London, Ghent and Rome. [2] [3] A giant copy of the Rosetta stone, by Joseph Kosuth in Figeac, France, the birthplace of Jean ...

4. Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta stone - AOL

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   This undated photo provided by the British Museum, shows the Rosetta Stone, the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum titled, "Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt ...

5. List of museums in New York City - Wikipedia

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   Museum of the City of New York: Museum Mile: Manhattan: Multiple: Art and local history Museum of the Moving Image: Astoria: Queens: Media: film, video, digital media: Exhibitions and programs dedicated to the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, digital media, video games, the internet, and more. National Academy Museum ...

6. Jean-Joseph Marcel - Wikipedia

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   During the French Campaign in Egypt, the Rosetta Stone was discovered and transported to Cairo for examination by scholars. [1] Jean-Joseph Marcel, who was also a gifted linguist, is credited as the first person to recognise that the middle text of the Rosetta Stone, originally guessed to be Syriac, was in fact the Egyptian demotic script, rarely used for stone inscriptions and therefore ...

7. Egyptians call on British Museum to return Rosetta stone - AOL

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   The debate over who owns ancient artifacts has been an increasing challenge to museums across Europe and America, and the spotlight has fallen on the most visited piece in the British Museum: The ...

8. Rosetta Stone decree - Wikipedia

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   The Rosetta Stone decree, or the Decree of Memphis, is a Ptolemaic decree most notable for its bilingual and tri-scriptual nature, which enabled the decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Issued by a council of priests confirming the royal cult of Ptolemy V in 196 BC at Memphis , it was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs , Egyptian Demotic and ...

9. Jean-François Champollion - Wikipedia

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   Jacques-Joseph Champollion-Figeac, brother and faithful supporter of the scientific endeavors of Jean-François Champollion The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 and has been displayed in the British Museum since 1802. This trilingual stela presents the same text in hieroglyphics, demotic and Greek, thus providing the first clues based on ...