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Book Title: Rosetta Stone and the Rebirth of Ancient Egypt
Item Length: 7.2in
Item Width: 4.5in
Author: John Ray
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Archaeology, Middle East / Egypt, African Languages (See Also Swahili), Ancient / Egypt, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication Year: 2012
Genre: Foreign Language Study, Travel, History, Social Science
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
