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Today, it's the ultimate symbol of linguistic breakthrough. But the Rosetta Stone was never intended to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs; it was a mundane tax decree, carved in three scripts to be understood by priests, government, and commoners. Its power was unlocked only by chance, rivalry, and a scholar's brilliant intuition.
We chronicle the stone's journey from a fort wall in the Nile Delta to the center of a geopolitical feud between Britain and France. This is the story of Thomas Young's groundwork and Jean-François Champollion's final, feverish breakthrough, revealing how a piece of political propaganda became the gateway to a lost civilization's voice.
Hosted by Ibnul Jaif Farabi. Produced by Light Knot Studios (lightknotstudios.com).
We chronicle the stone's journey from a fort wall in the Nile Delta to the center of a geopolitical feud between Britain and France. This is the story of Thomas Young's groundwork and Jean-François Champollion's final, feverish breakthrough, revealing how a piece of political propaganda became the gateway to a lost civilization's voice.
Hosted by Ibnul Jaif Farabi. Produced by Light Knot Studios (lightknotstudios.com).
English
United States
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