TheRosettaStone,196B.C.E. Cast of the original in the British MuseumPrinting Press (Artifact Photo)

Thisblackbasaltslabisperhapsthemostfamoushieroglyphicinscriptionknown.Notonlywasitabeautifulexampleofancientwriting,it wasalso thekeytounderstandingtheEgyptianlanguageandunlockingthehistoryofoneoftheworld'sgreatestancientcivilizations.

SOURCE: The Rosetta Stone, 196 B.C.E. Cast of the original in the British Museum. Printing Museum, Houston, TX. https://printingmuseum.org/. Photo by IEEE History Center.