The Riddle of the Rosetta: How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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Jed Z. Buchwald., Jed Z. Buchwald|AUTHOR., Diane Greco Josefowicz|AUTHOR., & Christopher Grove|READER. (2021). The Riddle of the Rosetta: How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs . Tantor Media, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jed Z. Buchwald et al.. 2021. The Riddle of the Rosetta: How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Tantor Media, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Jed Z. Buchwald et al.. The Riddle of the Rosetta: How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs Tantor Media, Inc, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Jed Z. Buchwald, Jed Z. Buchwald|AUTHOR, Diane Greco Josefowicz|AUTHOR, and Christopher Grove|READER. The Riddle of the Rosetta: How an English Polymath and a French Polyglot Discovered the Meaning of Egyptian Hieroglyphs Tantor Media, Inc., 2021.
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Full title | riddle of the rosetta how an english polymath and a french polyglot discovered the meaning of egyptian hieroglyphs |
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