ROSETTA-STONE
\ɹə͡ʊzˈɛtəstˈə͡ʊn], \ɹəʊzˈɛtəstˈəʊn], \ɹ_əʊ_z_ˈɛ_t_ə_s_t_ˈəʊ_n]\
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r[=o]-zet'a-st[=o]n, n. a slab of black basalt found at Rosetta in Egypt in 1799, having inscribed upon it, in hieroglyphics, demotic or enchorial, and Greek, a decree in honour of Ptolemy V.--the first clue to the decipherment of hieroglyphics.
By Thomas Davidson
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