If you have read the information above you will know the Rosetta Stone was a rock, so was it beautiful or hideous? You will have to decide for yourself, but I want you to put yourself in place of ancient Egyptians. The Rosetta Stone for starters is 3 foot 9 inches tall and 2 feet and 1/2 inch thick. That's absolutely huge for a rock with engravings. Just think about the scribes that had to write that, it must have taken a long time for it to even be complete with the first inscription. The rock itself is made of granite so it is pretty hard but if it is the right type of granite then it could also be beautiful. The Rosetta Stone was thought to be grey with pink veining when the Egyptians engraved it, but after the artificial darkening to make copies it started to lose its natural color. There are 3 languages engraved on the Rosetta Stone: the first 14 lines are hieroglyphics, the middle 32 lines are demotic, and the last 54 lines are Greek. Who would think of doing an engraving in three different languages? Egyptians I guess. When the stone was found it had three of the four corners missing. I suppose this adds to the age. So is the Rosetta Stone ugly or beautiful?
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