[en] This panel discussion explores how and why, some 200 years ago, the exciting race developed between French scholar Jean-Francois Champollion and England's Thomas Young to decipher the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone. This event is part of the public programme supporting the exhibition "Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt". The participants to this discussion are : Irving Finkel, Stéphane Polis, Ilona Regulski, and Andrew Robinson
Research Center/Unit :
Mondes anciens - ULiège
Disciplines :
Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Polis, Stéphane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Language :
English
Title :
The Rosetta Stone, Champollion and ancient languages
Publication date :
11 November 2022
Event name :
The Rosetta Stone, Champollion and ancient languages
