Ancient Egyptian Forum • View topic - Hieroglyphics cracked 1,000 years earlier than thought.

Hatshepsut76 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:53 am

I printed the article today; I hope to read it in this week end

Psusennes I · Joined:Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:00 am Posts:912 Location: England

Doors and windows I have not one,
But in from enclosure one, perceives all light and sun.
Despite never tiring of my silent wonder,
My my fires and shocks throw all asunder.
You can see something that I cannot,
But before me was nothing, and everything not.

What am I?

bel · Joined:Sun May 25, 2003 8:15 am Posts:501

Okay you guy's I think we should start a new topic of simply RIDDLE'S.

Back on subject .... how did the truth of the Rosettta Stone change; are we talking about timeline or what? Napolean wasn't that far back in history not to have record.
http://www.crystalinks.com/rosetta.html

Hatshepsut76 · **Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:09 am

Very interesting the file you suggested....

Psusennes I · Joined:Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:00 am Posts:912 Location: England

That last photo is very out of date, and I insist that it shows a COPY of the stone. Something that precious would not be within touching distance of the Public. The new display case looks like this:

bel · Joined:Sun May 25, 2003 8:15 am Posts:501

Very impressive picture, but have the fact's changed?
Wasn't this topic started on the statement that the hieroglyph's were discovered or deciphered 1,000 yr's than previously thought?

Psusennes I · Joined:Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:00 am Posts:912 Location: England

Might I remind you that it was you who brought up the subject of the Rosetta Stone? Besides which it is completely relevant to the subject at hand. What exactly do you mean about the 'truth' of the Rosetta stone? The arab who translated hieroglyphs in the 11th century did not use the Rosetta Stone, but rather used his knowledge of contemporary languages.