The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient Egypt (1990)

Format: Hardcover ISBN: 0690047991 Condition: Acceptable This is an ex-library book with the usual markings. The book has a slight amount of shelf wear. Book Description: Before the Rosetta Stone was found, Egyptian history was lost to the world. The only clues were the mysterious picture writings that adorned temples and pyramids. For hundreds of years, scholars struggled to decipher these hieroglyphs. Then, in 1799, soldiers in Napoleon's army stumbled on the Rosetta Stone. - from the back cover