For centuries, the civilization of Ancient Egypt remained a mystery. Its grand pyramids, majestic temples, and elaborate hieroglyphs fascinated scholars and explorers alike, but the language of the pharaohs was lost to time. Then came a discovery that changed everything — the Rosetta Stone , a single artifact that unlocked the secrets of an entire civilization. The Discovery of the Rosetta Stone In 1799, French soldiers led by Napoleon Bonaparte stumbled upon the Rosetta Stone in the town of Rosetta (modern-day Rashid) in Egypt. The stone was a black basalt slab, measuring about 3 feet 9 inches in length, 2 feet 4 inches in width, and 11 inches thick. While it looked ordinary at first, what made it extraordinary was the inscription carved on its surface — the same text written in three scripts : Hieroglyphs (the sacred writing of temples), Demotic (the common Egyptian script of daily life), Ancient Greek (the language of administration under Greek rulers). This trilin...