The History of Ancient Egypt

The Rosetta Stone, and Much More

Documentary Dec 20, 1999 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E5: The Rosetta Stone is a large granite stela, carved under Ptolemy V and unearthed by French troops in 1799. With inscriptions of the same text in Greek and Egyptian, it provided the key to deciphering the ancient Egyptian language. Learn the four scripts in which ancient Egyptian can be written, as well as the three ways hieroglyphic signs can be used.

Documentary Dec 20, 1999 30 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 1999
Run Time: 30 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.