Its value as a translation tool is world-famous—but the turbulent history surrounding its discovery and translation is more obscure. The Rosetta Stone’s text is a royal decree venerating a ...

It was in these volatile circumstances that Ptolemy V issued the Rosetta Stone ... writer Ahdaf Soueif for her view of this history: "This stone so makes me think of how often Egypt has been ...

It was in these volatile circumstances that Ptolemy V issued the Rosetta Stone ... writer Ahdaf Soueif for her view of this history: "This stone so makes me think of how often Egypt has been ...