羅塞塔石碑,破譯表意字元的關鍵,木刻,出版于1879年 插畫檔

Rosetta Stone - Basalt stone from 196 BC, found at Rosetta in northern Egypt in 1799 by French engineers. It became decisive in deciphering hieroglyphs, as it contained the same text in three translations: hieroglyphic (top); demotic (another form of Egyptian writing, center); and classical Greek (below). Wood engraving after the original in the British Museum in London, published in 1879.