THE WRITING OF THE GODS

In the summer of 1799, a French officer in Rosetta, Egypt, found a broken stone slab in the rubble of a wall that seemed to have some markings. The discovery of the Rosetta Stone, inscribed two thousand years before its rediscovery, held the promise of uncovering the great mysteries of Egypt, and set off a twenty-year race between two nineteenth century geniuses from warring countries. Thomas Young of England and Jean-Francois Champollion of France both displayed an uncanny gift for languages but could not have been more different; that France and England had been warring for decades heightened the drama.

Acclaimed science writer and New York Times bestselling author Edward Dolnick will write the first accessible nonfiction book on the Rosetta Stone. In his signature style, he will narrate the intellectual race between one French and one English genius to solve the era's greatest puzzle with the urgency, excitement, and erudition it deserves. The invention of writing is often considered the greatest discovery of all, and readers will follow Dolnick on the journey of uncovering this link in humanity's linguistic history, as well as discover anew the amazing history and achievements of Ancient Egypt.

Edward Dolnick is the author of Down the Great Unknown and the Edgar Award-winning The Rescue Artist. A former chief science writer at the Boston Globe, he has written for The Atlantic Monthly, the New York Times Magazine, and many other publications.

DIE ENTSCHLueSSELUNG DER HIEROGLYPHEN
Zwei rivalisierende Genies, das Alte aegypten und der Stein von Rosette
Deutsch von Hans Peter Remmler
[HC Nagel & Kimche 05/2022]