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The Rosetta Stone. While the Rosetta Stone did have Hieroglyphics on it, it also had the same passage inscribed in the Demotic and Classical Greek languages. This helped Young and Champollion in their translations of the Hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone. A stone slab with just Hieroglyphics would be called a stele. Steles or stelae can be found worldwide, not just in Egypt.
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What is an Egyptian hieroglyphic writer called?
A scribe is an Egyptian hieroglyphic writer.
Who used the Rosetta stone to translate the Egyptian hieroglyphics?
The writing on the Rosetta stone had the same exact message written in three separate scripts (hieroglyphic, Egyptian Demotic, and Greek), and because Greek was a fully known language, it provided the key to deciphering the ancient hieroglyphic writing of Egypt.Furthermore, all the proper names were circled in a format called a "cartouche" which made them easy to identify and decode.
Did Rosetta stone come from Bible?
No, the Rosetta Stone had nothing to do with the Bible really. The Rosetta Stone was written by Egyptian priests to celebrate the rise of a Hellenistic king. It helps decode the ancient hieroglyphic manuscripts that evidentiate the bible.
What are the three languages on the Rosetta stone?
There are two languages on the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian and Greek, written in three scripts. The top characters incised on the stone are hieroglyphic, the script used for important or religious documents. Below that is the demotic form, the common script of Egypt, with the Greek translation at the bottom.
Is there a hieroglyphic alphabet?
Yes, most people don't realize that part of Egyptian writing is phonetic. Twenty-four uniliteral signs make up the so-called hieroglyphic alphabet. Egyptian hieroglyphic writing does not indicate vowels, just like Arabic and Hebrew. There are also 2 other Egyptian Hieroglyphic alphabets: a bilateral one (each letter represents 2 sounds), and a trilateral one (each letter represents 3 sounds).
