Did the Rosetta stone decode Cuneiform?
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The Rosetta Stone was written in Egyptian hieroglyphs, demotic characters and Greek. Greek was more widely known so it was used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphs.
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He talked to a rock!?\n\nNews to me.\n\nOur religion was founded by Christ.\nBrother Joseph asked of God which church to join; he was told by an angel to join none but to prepare himself to restore Christ's church back to the earth. After some years, God revealed to Joseph where ancient prophetic writings, very similar to the Bible in means of record and testament of Christ and the Father, were hidden. Joseph retrieved the records and the translating tools, known as the Urim and the Thummim and utilized them to give us Another Testament of Jesus Christ, the Book of Mormon.\n\nI like how you capitalized 'Word' but insulted it at the same time.
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Egyptian Hieroglyphics\n\nhttp://www.greatscott.com/hiero/\n\nhttp://www.quizland.com/hiero.htm    try this it is fun.\n\ntranslates words into hieroglyphics
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Q: what language did Jesus speak?\nA: Aramaic.\n\nlet's translate the word god from english to Aramaic here\nhttp://www.peshitta.org/lexicon/\nwhat do we see? god = Pronunciation: (Eastern) AaLaHaA \n\nArabic is a sister language for Aramaic and the pronunciation of AaLaHaA in Arabic is Allah, Allahu depends on where it stands in the sentence.\n\nthat said,\nvisit this link for reply To Dr. Robert Morey's Moon-God Myth & Other Deceptive Attacks On Islam.\nhttp://www.central-mosque.com/compreligion/moongod.htm\n-------\nCrescent Moon: Symbol of Islam?\nThe crescent moon and star is an internationally-recognized symbol of the faith of Islam.  The symbol is featured on the flags of several Muslim countries, and is even part of the official emblem for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.  The Christians have the cross, the Jews have the star of David, and the Muslims have the crescent moon, right?\n\nWhat is the history behind the crescent moon symbol?  What does it symbolize or mean?  How and when did it become associated with the faith of Islam?  Is it a valid symbol for the faith?\n \nThe crescent moon and star symbol actually pre-dates Islam by several thousand years.  Information on the origins of the symbol are difficult to ascertain, but most sources agree that these ancient celestial symbols were in use by the peoples of Central Asia and Siberia in their worship of sun, moon, and sky gods.  There are also reports that the crescent moon and star were used to represent the Carthaginian goddess Tanit or the Greek goddess Diana.\n\nThe city of Byzantium (later known as Constantinople and Istanbul) adopted the crescent moon symbol.  According to some reports, they chose it in honor of the goddess Diana.  Others indicate that it dates back to a battle in which the Romans defeated the Goths on the first day of a lunar month.  In any event, the crescent moon was featured on the city's flag even before the birth of Christ.\n\nThe early Muslim community did not really have a symbol.  During the time of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), Islamic armies and caravans flew simple solid-colored flags (generally black, green, or white) for identification purposes.  In later generations, the Muslim leaders continued to use a simple black, white, or green flag with no markings, writing, or symbolism on it.\n\nIt wasn't until the Ottoman Empire that the crescent moon and star became affiliated with the Muslim world.  When the Turks conquered Constantinople (Istanbul) in 1453, they adopted the city's existing flag and symbol.  Legend holds that the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Osman, had a dream in which the crescent moon stretched from one end of the earth to the other.  Taking this as a good omen, he chose to keep the crescent and make it the symbol of his dynasty.  There is speculation that the five points on the star represent the five pillars of Islam, but this is pure conjecture.  The five points were not standard on the Ottoman flags, and as you will see on the following page, it is still not standard on flags used in the Muslim world today.\n\nFor hundreds of years, the Ottoman Empire ruled over the Muslim world.  After centuries of battle with Christian Europe, it is understandable how the symbols of this empire became linked in people's minds with the faith of Islam as a whole.\n\nBased on this history, many Muslims reject using the crescent moon as a symbol of Islam.  The faith of Islam has historically had no symbol, and many refuse to accept what is essentially an ancient pagan icon.  It is certainly not in uniform use among Muslims.\nhttp://islam.about.com/library/weekly/aa060401a.htm\n\ni hope this answers your Question.\npeace.
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I'm certainly no biblical scholar but what I do know for sure is that even though a couple of dozen had a hand in actually penning the originals, hundreds more over the years have added their mark to it by either adding or deleting information for their own personal reasons. Not to mention that even more was added and deleted (inadvertantly, perhaps) when they were translated from one language to another.\n\nAn interesting link you might want to look at:\nhttp://www.deism.com/biblevotes.htm
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The Rhind Papyrus was an Egyptian document and hence its author must have been some Egyptian priest or scholar. Actual author is unknown
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Yes, I can read it. It says:\nDid you know that the human brain can read a word withough the letters being in order? It's cool isn't it? I got an e-mail about this and could actually read it! If you can read this, then what does it say?
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The study of any language is always difficult. It's funny when you think about it. Our present day ' Cursive Writing ' ... descends from Arabic! For another, it's usually the best way as what you read tends to stay with you as opposed to any other method. The following is purported to be also a good way:\n\n   http://www.rosettastone.com/en/?a=b\n\nToo, it is your own predisposition to do so. Motive. Without that, no endeavor is possible. There's an interesting story of Themistocles from Plutarch's ' Lives ' where he had to escape Greece and was taken up in a court I believe in the near east. ( Name escapes me. ) Anyhow, the king of that place asked if he needed an interpreter, I think. Themistocles responded by asking to be given a year in order to master that language. He also said that he had many things to say to the King, but like a beautiful Persian rug, it could not be appreciated until fully unfurled or words to that effect. Hope this helps.
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In an odd way, sweet_shy is right.  Sure, there are translation errors and parts of it may have been added or deleted, but it's still God's work.  It was divinely inspired; the only part that really matters is the message, and do you really think that he would let his message be corrupted?  The rest is just fluff to make it readable.  Now having read the New Testament, I find that what I read is entirely in line with my knowledge of God.  I think the message comes through just fine and there are no errors in it despite whatever stages the actual text has gone through.
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I think it had to do with being the first document that was written in three specific languages (latin, greek, and heiroglyph) if I'm not mistaken... It was the first written document that allowed people to finally read and interpret Egyptian heiroglyphics when it had been a lost language for so long... \n\nnow do your own homework!!!  :)
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Cuniform is the oldest written language. The old testament was written in Hebrew and Chaldean (Daniel)
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Greek, aramic and hebrew.
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Cuneiform script, an ancient writing system originating in Mesopotamia in the 4th millennium BC
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Cuneiform scripts were some of the earliest forms of writing.  or  Writing done by impressing a pointed stick or reed into a clay tablet is often called cuneiform writing.\nCuneiform IS also the name of three bones in the human foot, but you said history, not anatomy.
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probably Hebraic and Aramaic
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It is not. Back then, each copy of the Bible had to be handwritten when they were reproduced. This means the scribes had free will to add/change anything they wanted. Also the Bible was translated from Greek and Hebrew to English. So its changed a lot, because there are no originals in existence. KJV went through the hands of countless scribes before being translated.  Even the dead sea scrolls are not the originals, just really old, close to original copies. And no, they're not in English
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Olny srmat poelpe can read thsi I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! if you can raed tihs psas it on !! i can raed it, waht aubot you??\n\nI just found that on my facebook wall yesterday, so I thought it was weird when I saw your question. When I looked it up, I couldn't really find a name for it. The post said the research originated at Cambridge University in England, but the link below says it came from Saberi and Perrott, two researchers in California. I wouldn't trust either source without more info to back it up.