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Rosetta Stone found in 1799, wasn’t used to decipher hieroglyphs for many years
The Rosetta Stone was vital in understanding the writing system of hieroglyphics, which spent years as a forgotten writing system.
After the stone was first discovered, it took many years for it to be deciphered.
Now, it belongs to The British Museum in London, England, where it has been since 1802, briefly being moved during World War I for its safe keeping.
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- Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
- What is the Rosetta Stone, and why is it important?
- What is the actual message in the Rosetta Stone?
1. Who discovered the Rosetta Stone?
The Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte’s soldiers, while he was campaigning in Egypt, according to The British Museum.
The stone was found built into an ancient wall near the town of Rashid (Rosetta).
When the British defeated the French, the ancient stone was put into British possession in 1801, according to History.com.
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The Rosetta Stone has remained in British possession ever since.
2. What is the Rosetta Stone, and why is it important?
The Rosetta Stone is a broken part of a bigger stone slab. It measures 44 inches tall and 30 inches wide, according to History.com.
The Rosetta Stone is inscribed with the same text in different scripts; Demotic, hieroglyphic and Greek.
The stone is important as it played a vital role in scholars deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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After the 4th century A.D., the writing system was no longer used, making it forgotten for many years, until it was understood with the deciphering of the message inscribed on the ancient artifact.
3. What is the actual message in the Rosetta Stone?
Decoding the message of the Rosetta Stone was a combined effort of several scholars over the course of many years.
The first to make major progress on decoding the Rosetta Stone was an English physicist named Thomas Young.
In 1814, Young determined that the hieroglyphs that were enclosed in ovals, called cartouches, were royal names, according to History.com.
French scholar Jean-François Champollion, built upon Young’s work, and announced in 1822 that he successfully deciphered the message.
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The message inscribed on the stone is a decree regarding Ptolemy V Epiphanes, according to The British Museum, who was king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Ancient Egypt. It was issued by a council of priests and stated that «the priests of a temple in Memphis supported the king,» per the museum.
The stone’s decree dates back to 196 B.C., according to Britannica and details many of his accomplishments, including tax reductions and restoring peace in Egypt, per the source.
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Israel strikes Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon; IDF warns residents to stay near bomb shelters
Israeli officials on Thursday were warning residents in the north to stay inside or remain near bomb shelters after the Israeli Air Force (IAF) struck hundreds of Hezbollah military targets inside Lebanon.
The IAF, using intelligence from the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), struck some 100 launchers and additional «terrorist infrastructure sites» comprising about 1,000 barrels.
Israeli officials said these barrels «were ready to be used in the immediate future to fire toward Israeli territory.»
It was not immediately clear if there were any casualties.
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The strikes come after two days of attacks targeting thousands of Hezbollah pagers and walkie-talkies that have been widely blamed on Israel.
Speaking for the first time since back-to-back attacks Thursday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah described the mass bombing of devices as a «severe blow» and threatened retaliation.
During his speech, Hezbollah struck at least four times in northern Israel, and two Israeli soldiers were killed in a strike earlier in the day. Israeli warplanes flew low over Beirut while Nasrallah spoke and broke the sound barrier, scattering birds and prompting people in houses and offices to quickly open windows to prevent them from shattering.
Earlier Thursday, Hezbollah said it had targeted three Israeli military positions near the border, two of them with drones. Israeli hospitals reported eight people lightly or moderately injured.
The attacks have heightened fears that 11 months of near-daily exchanges of fire between Hezbollah and Israel will escalate into an all-out war. Hezbollah says its strikes on Israel are a show of support for Hamas. Israel’s nearly year-old war with Hamas in Gaza began after its militants led the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israel has responded to Hezbollah’s attacks with strikes in southern Lebanon and has struck senior figures from the group in the capital, Beirut. The exchanges have killed hundreds in Lebanon and dozens in Israel and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents on each side of the border.
Israeli leaders have stepped up warnings in recent weeks of a potential larger military operation against Hezbollah, saying they are determined to stop the group’s fire to allow tens of thousands of Israelis to return to homes near the border.
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In a briefing Thursday, the Israeli defense minister said Hezbollah would «pay an increasing price» as Israel seeks to make conditions near its border with Lebanon safe enough for residents to return.
«The sequence of our military actions will continue,» he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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