Rosetta Stone

Ohio History



The Famous Stone

The African Room was filled with all kinds of interesting artifacts to look at. Intricate carvings, traditional clothing, pottery, jewelry, and even a mummy filled the shelves. There was also a replica of the Rosetta Stone framed on the wall, large enough to read its script (if you knew the languages). The Rosetta Stone displays passages written in three different languages: Greek, demotic, and Egyptian hieroglyphics. Because all three languages say the same thing, scholars were able to crack the code of the long-lost hieroglyphic language. It was amazing to think how someone etched all those intricate letters into the stone...a bit different than typing on a computer keyboard!