The Rosetta Stone
Not just bilingual, but multilingual! And did I mention that we’re talking about a stone? The Rosetta Stone is carved in two languages (Egyptian and Greek) and using three scripts (hieroglyphic, demotic and Greek) and dates back to 196 BC. French soldiers discovered it when they were rebuilding a fort in Egypt. After many deciphering efforts, linguists believe that it tells of all the positive acts of the pharaoh for the Egyptian people.
The Rosetta Stone
The Dead Sea Scrolls
In 1947, Just before the declaration of the State of Israel, a young Bedouin shepherd found and almost destroyed one of the most important artifacts in history. He was walking with his sheep near Qumran when he threw a rock into a seemingly empty cave, only to hear the echo of crashing clay. What was being stored in the six remaining clay jars were the seven Dead Sea Scrolls. They are the second oldest known manuscripts which contain the Old Testament.
The Dead Sea Scrolls
