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Did you know? The Rosetta Stone (1799) carried the same decree in three scripts: hieroglyphs, demotic Egyptian, and Greek — Champollion used the Greek version as a key to decipher hieroglyphs in 1822, for the first time in 1,500 years.

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The Rosetta Stone (1799) carried the same decree in three scripts: hieroglyphs, demotic Egyptian, and Greek — Champollion used the Greek version as a key to decipher hieroglyphs in 1822, for the first time in 1,500 years.

De Steen van Rosetta (1799) bevatte hetzelfde decreet in drie schriften: hiërogliefen, demotisch Egyptisch en Grieks — Champollion gebruikte de Griekse versie als sleutel om in 1822 hiërogliefen voor het eerst sinds 1500 jaar te ontcijferen.

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