The ‘Rosetta Stone’ is an ancient Egyptian artefact inscribed
with a law issued by King Ptolemy V in 196BC (2200 years ago). The law
is written in three languages: the upper text is Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, the middle portion Demotic script,
and the lowest Ancient Greek.
Therefore it served as a kind of Ancient Egyptian ‘Google Translate’. Because
of the Rosetta Stone we are able to read Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
It was discovered
in 1799 by a soldier, Pierre-François Bouchard, of the French expedition to Egypt. Transported to
London , it has been on public display at the British Museum since 1802. It is the most-visited object in the British Museum
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