Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion by Andrew Robinson

Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-François Champollion

Andrew Robinson

272 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
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In 1799 Napoleon's army uncovered an ancient stele in the Nile delta. Its inscription, recorded in three distinct scripts - ancient Greek, Coptic, and hieroglyphic--would provide scholars with the first clues to unlocking the secrets of Egyptian h...

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