Rosetta Stone

LOCATION

• The Rosetta Stone was found in a small village in the Delta called Rosetta

HOW IT WAS DISCOVERED

• It was discovered by French soldiers who were rebuilding a fort in Egypt

CIVILAZATIONS

• The Rosetta Stone was connected to the Egyptian and Greek civilazations.

SIGNIFICANCE

• The discovery of the Rosetta Stone was significant because it lead to the interpretation of many other early records of ancient Egyptians.

SIZE

• The Rosetta Stone is nearly 4 feet long, over 2 feet wide and 11 inches thick.
• It weighs approx. 1,700 pounds.

CURRENT LOCATION

• The Rosetta Stone is currently in the British Museum in London, England.

TRANSLATION

• The first person to translate the Rosetta Stone was Jean-Francois Champollion.
• The languages on the stone are hieroglyphic, demotic, and Greek.

INTERESTING FACTS #1

• The Rosetta Stone is made of black basalt.
• Originally in ancient Egypt, people wrote with pictures, but they needed to write faster so they created the demotic script. This script is on the Rosetta Stone.

INTERESTING FACTS #2

• The Rosetta Stone was ruled by the Ptolemaic rulers.

AT THE BRITTISH MUSEUM