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Rosetta Stone
ancient Egyptian stele with inscriptions in three writing systems

Jean-François Champollion
French classical scholar (1790-1832)
Rosetta
robotic space probe which orbited comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
Egyptian Demotic
ancient Egyptian script
decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts
overview about the decipherment of ancient Egyptian scripts
Rosetta Project
language preservation project
Fort Julien
fort in Egypt on the Nile
Pierre-François Bouchard
French Army officer (1771-1822)
capitulation of Alexandria
1801 agreement ending the French expedition to Egypt
Lycopolis
ancient city in Lower Egypt

Siege of Fort Julien
1801 siege during the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria
Tomkyns Hilgrove Turner
British Army general