The Rosetta stone : the decipherment of the hieroglyphs / Robert Solé, Dominique Valbelle and W.V. Davies.

By: Solé, Robert
Contributor(s): Davies, W. V | Valbelle, Dominique
Language: English, French Publisher: London : Folio Society, 2006.Description: xii, 274 p., [12] p. of plates : ill ; 24 cm.Uniform titles: Pierre de Rosette. English Subject(s): Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic | Rosetta stone
Contents:
Contents: pt. 1. The Rosetta stone / Robert Solé and Dominique Valbelle ; translated by Steven Rendall -- pt. 2. Egyptian hieroglyphs / W.V. Davies
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book British Museum
Egypt and Sudan Shelves HG.SOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000073018

In slip case.

The Rosetta stone first published as: La pierre de Rosette. Paris : Editions du Seuil, 1999.

This translation of The Rosetta stone first published: Profile, 2001.

Egyptian hieroglyphs first published: London : British Museum Press, 1987. "The text of this edition follows that of the first edition, with minor emendations and the omission of the chapter on decipherment"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliography (p. 255-264) and index.

Contents: pt. 1. The Rosetta stone / Robert Solé and Dominique Valbelle ; translated by Steven Rendall -- pt. 2. Egyptian hieroglyphs / W.V. Davies