What was or is Rosetta Stone?

Question

I think its from Egypt.

Answer 1

'The' Rosetta stone. Look it up in wikipedia. It will take you 15 seconds.

Answer 2

The Rosetta Stone was a stone found in Egypt by Napoleon's scientists which was later deciphered because on one side it had Greek writing and the other was Egyptian Hieroglyphs. The Greek writing was the translation of the hieroglyphs.
check out history websites for more info

Answer 3

The Rosetta Stone is an ancient Egyptian stone which contains greek text as well as hieroglyphics. It was used to translate hieroglyphics.

Here is a picture:
http://ksumail.kennesaw.edu/~jpalmer/2110africa/rosetta_stone.jpg

Wikipedia on the Rosetta Stone:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_Stone

Answer 4

The Rosetta Stone is a Ptolemaic era stele inscribed with the same passage of writing in two Egyptian language scripts (hieroglyphic and demotic) and in classical Greek. It was created in 196 BC, discovered by the French in 1799 at Rosetta, a harbor on the Mediterranean coast in Egypt, and translated in 1822 by Frenchman Jean-François Champollion. Comparative translation of the stone assisted in understanding many previously undecipherable examples of hieroglyphic writing. The text of the Rosetta Stone is a decree from Ptolemy V, describing the repealing of various taxes and instructions to erect statues in temples.

The Stone is 114.4 centimeters high at its tallest point, 72.3 centimeters wide, and 27.9 centimeters thick (45.04 in. high, 28.5 in. wide, 10.9 in. thick). Weighing approximately 760 kg (1,676 pounds), it was originally thought to be granite or basalt but is currently described as granodiorite and is dark grey-pinkish in color. The Stone has been kept at the British Museum in London since 1802.

Answer 5

It was found in Egypt by Napoleon's soldiers. It is part of stila with laws written on it in 3 lanuages. It took over 100 yrs. to decipher. once that was done ancient Egyptian could be read.