Tagged: Lettre à M. Dacier

French Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion

Ancient Egypt / Jean-François Champollion

May 26, 2023

Jean-François Champollion – the French orientalist who famously deciphered Egyptian hieroglyphs

Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832) was a French scholar, linguist, and Egyptologist who is renowned for his decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. He is considered the founding father of Egyptology and is...

Rosetta Stone / World History

May 21, 2023

The Rosetta Stone: How a 2200-year-old stele was used to decipher ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic script

The Rosetta Stone is an ancient artifact that played a significant role in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, one of the oldest writing systems in the world. It is a fragment of...