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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Dolnick, Edward, 1952- author.     Subjects     Young, Thomas, 1773-1829.     Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832.     Rosetta stone.     Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Dolnick, Edward, 1952- author.       by title:      The writing of the g...         MARC Display

The writing of the gods : the race to decode the Rosetta Stone / Edward Dolnick. by Dolnick, Edward, 1952- author. New York : Scribner, 2021. Subjects Young, Thomas, 1773-1829.   Champollion, Jean-François, 1790-1832.   Rosetta stone.   Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic. ISBN:  9781501198939 (hardcover) : 1501198939 (hardcover) : Description:  xv, 311 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm Edition:  First Scribner hardcover edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the world, attracting millions of visitors to the British Museum ever year, and yet most people don't really know what it is. Discovered in a pile of rubble in 1799, this slab of stone proved to be the key to unlocking a lost language that baffled scholars for centuries. Carved in ancient Egypt, the Rosetta Stone carried the same message in different languages-in Greek using Greek letters, and in Egyptian using picture-writing called hieroglyphs. Until its discovery, no one in the world knew how to read the hieroglyphs that covered every temple and text and statue in Egypt. Dominating the world for thirty centuries, ancient Egypt was the mightiest empire the world had ever known, yet everything about it-the pyramids, mummies, the Sphinx-was shrouded in mystery. Whoever was able to decipher the Rosetta Stone, and learn how to read hieroglyphs, would solve that mystery and fling open a door that had been locked for two thousand years. Two brilliant rivals set out to win that prize. One was English, the other French, at a time when England and France were enemies and the world's two great superpowers. The Writing of the Gods chronicles this high-stakes intellectual race in which the winner would win glory for both himself and his nation. A riveting portrait of empires both ancient and modern, this is an unparalleled look at the culture and history of ancient Egypt and a fascinating, fast-paced story of human folly and discovery unlike any other"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status Due Date   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList CLOSED TEMPORARILY: Honokaa Public Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Kailua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked out 07/09/2024 Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Makawao Public Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mililani Public Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Mountain View P/S Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Naalehu Public Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library Adult Nonfiction 493.111 Do Checked In   Add Copy to MyList

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