British Museum celebrates 200 years of reading Egyptian hieroglyphs

This year marks the 200th anniversary of one of mankind’s great achievements, the decyphering of Egyptian hieroglyphs, and the British Museum is planning an exhibition that explores this pivotal moment. The exhibition, opening in October, will explore the inscriptions and objects that helped scholars unlock one of the world’s oldest civilisations, exactly 200 years ago.
Temple lintel of King Amenemhat III, Hawara, Egypt, 12thDynasty, 1855–08 BC. (c) The Trustees of the British