"The Rosetta Stone" by E. A. Wallis Budge is a historical narrative from the early 1900s that unpacks the story of the Rosetta Stone, a vital artifact that unlocked the secrets of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The book follows the stone from its unearthing by French soldiers during Napoleon's Egyptian expedition to its prominent display in the British Museum. Budge shines a light on the scholars, such as Thomas Young and Jean-François Champollion, who worked to understand the stone's Greek, Demotic, and hieroglyphic inscriptions. He also discusses the stone's decree, which honors Ptolemy V’s accomplishments and his kindness to the Egyptian population and their religious sites. The book spotlights the ways the Rosetta Stone reignited enthusiasm for understanding ancient Egyptian language and civilization.
The Rosetta Stone
By E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge
Discovered during a military campaign, an ancient stone becomes the key to unlocking a long-lost language and a forgotten civilization.
Summary
About the AuthorSir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. He made numerous trips to Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920, he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum.
Sir Ernest Alfred Thompson Wallis Budge was an English Egyptologist, Orientalist, and philologist who worked for the British Museum and published numerous works on the ancient Near East. He made numerous trips to Egypt and Anglo-Egyptian Sudan on behalf of the British Museum to buy antiquities, and helped it build its collection of cuneiform tablets, manuscripts, and papyri. He published many books on Egyptology, helping to bring the findings to larger audiences. In 1920, he was knighted for his service to Egyptology and the British Museum.
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