Champollion
Americannoun
noun
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Items on view include Champollion’s personal notes and a 3,000-year-old measuring rod he used to understand Egyptian mathematics, and priceless antiquities such as vessels, sarcophagi and mummy bandages.
From New York Times
Bearing inscriptions of the same text in Hieroglyphs, Demotic and Ancient Greek, it was used by Frenchman Jean-Francois Champollion to decipher Hieroglyphs from 1822, opening up understanding of ancient Egyptian language and culture.
From Reuters
This is a monumental work by American conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth that pays homage to the town’s native son and hieroglyphics decipherer, Jean-François Champollion.
From Washington Post
A group of about 40 activists blocked the screening of the French premiere of Polanski’s film “J’accuse” at a theater in Rue Champollion, although the film was shown at some other theaters in Paris.
From Reuters
The competition’s name — The Champollion Mystery at Plougastel-Daoulas — is a reference to Jean-François Champollion, the so-called “Father of Egyptology” who is credited with decoding the Egyptian hieroglyphics on the famed Rosetta Stone.
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