Why was the Rosetta Stone so important? - Franziska Naether
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For centuries, scholars puzzled over the hieroglyphs they found carved onto ancient Egyptian ruins, tablets, and papyri. But in 1799, a unique discovery would finally help unlock their meaning. It was a stone inscribed with three different texts: Egyptian Hieroglyphs, Demotic Egyptian, and Ancient Greek. Franziska Naether shares how scholars decoded the ancient message of the Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta Stone is now in the British Museum in London. How did it get there and how was this connected to historical events?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Franziska Naether
- Director Tim Rauch
- Narrator Christina Greer
- Composer Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer Stephen LaRosa
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Produced by Abdallah Ewis
- Editorial Director Alex Rosenthal
- Script Editor Molly Bryson
