The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt

The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
Author: John Ray
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-04-02
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0674024931

Read the Bldg Blog interview with Mary Beard about the Wonders of the World series(Part I and Part II) The Rosetta Stone is one of the world's great wonders, attracting awed pilgrims by the tens of thousands each year. This book tells the Stone's story, from its discovery by Napoleon's expedition to Egypt to its current--and controversial-- status as the single most visited object on display in the British Museum. A pharaoh's forgotten decree, cut in granite in three scripts--Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian demotic, and ancient Greek--the Rosetta Stone promised to unlock the door to the language of ancient Egypt and its 3,000 years of civilization, if only it could be deciphered. Capturing the drama of the race to decode this key to the ancient past, John Ray traces the paths pursued by the British polymath Thomas Young and Jean-Francois Champollion, the "father of Egyptology" ultimately credited with deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. He shows how Champollion "broke the code" and explains more generally how such deciphering is done, as well as its critical role in the history of Egyptology. Concluding with a chapter on the political and cultural controversy surrounding the Stone, the book also includes an appendix with a full translation of the Stone's text. Rich in anecdote and curious lore, The Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt is a brilliant and frequently amusing guide to one of history's great mysteries and marvels.

Worlds of You

Worlds of You
Author: Beau Taplin
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2018-05-22
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1449496687

Beautiful, inspiring, and empowering, Worlds of You sweeps readers away on a journey of emotion. Filled with lyric wisdom, Taplin’s second book expands on the themes introduced in Bloom—love, grief, and learning from them—offering new insight and comfort.

1,000 Facts about Ancient Egypt

1,000 Facts about Ancient Egypt
Author: Nancy Honovich
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2019
Genre: JUVENILE NONFICTION
ISBN: 1426332734

Illustrated children's reference book about ancient Egypt. Includes mummies, pyramids, pharaohs, hieroglyphs, gods, history, and more.

Franklin's Blanket

Franklin's Blanket
Author: Paulette Bourgeois
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2023-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1525312286

In this Franklin Classic Storybook, our hero has to try to cope when his blanket goes missing.

Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt
Author: Trevor Naylor
Publisher: Visual Explorer Guide
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020-09-14
Genre: Egypt
ISBN: 9781838860165

From Neolithic cave paintings in Wadi Sura to the Valley of the Kings and the rock-cut temples at Abu Simbel, Ancient Egypt takes a colorful look at the surviving wonders of Egyptian antiquity. Arranged by region, this photographic guide explores ancient settlements on the Nile, vast temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor, the pyramids and Sphinx, and lesser-known but still fascinating sites. Expertly written text reveals how Egypt became such a powerful force in the ancient world.

Time & Space in the Temples & Pyramids

Time & Space in the Temples & Pyramids
Author: Ruth Shilling
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-01-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781945963544

This 108-page book chronicles an Egypt tour with Ruth Shilling and All One World Egypt Tours as they make their way through Egypt by dahabiya sailboat up the NIle. Lots of photos of the sites along the way and historical perspectives that explain where each site fits within the 3,000-year context of Ancient Egypt.

Seven Wonders of Ancient Africa

Seven Wonders of Ancient Africa
Author: Michael Woods
Publisher: Lerner Books [UK]
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2009
Genre: Africa
ISBN: 076134327X

Take a new look at ancient history through the seven wonders of a geographical or cultural region. Each book in this series explains the qualities that makes something a 'wonder', with information about how the wonders were constructed, how they were discovered or preserved, how they are studied, and if and how they are used in modern times.

Egyptworld

Egyptworld
Author: Stella Caldwell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781783120093

"Travel back in time to the ancient and mysterious land of the pharaohs. Journey down the River Nile and discover colossal monuments, temples and tombs in all their colour and splendour, including the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Experience the glory of ancient Egypt as it was, back in the days when mighty pharaohs ruled."--

Wonders of Abu Simbel

Wonders of Abu Simbel
Author:
Publisher: Melinda Inn
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2010
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 9789771780281

A visit to the remote and imposing temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt’s far south, is incomplete without enjoying the performance of the spectacular Sound & Light Show of music, historical narration, and lights and images played out on the ancient stones themselves. These new, full-color presentations serve as the ideal record—or foretaste—of the Sound & Light experience, with a historical introduction by internationally renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, and the complete script of the show, accompanied by over 60 beautiful photographs of the light show, the monuments themselves, and the ancient sites of the surrounding region.