The Rosetta Stone: Jean Champollion

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The Rosetta Stone was deciphered on September 27, 1822. The Rosetta Stone is considered to be Jean Champollion's most famous deciphered hieroglyph. Champollion could decipher the stone because he could read both Greek and Coptic (the last stage of the written Egyptian language), Champollion is the man responsible for deciphering Rosetta

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