describing an object



DESCRIBING AN OBJECT.

1) WHAT IS IT? Name and descrition , DATES!

The Egyptian priest Hornedjitef’s coffin dates back to around 240BC/ the Ptolemaic period and is made of wood, gesso and gold.
The Rosetta Stone dates back to 196BC and is a black basalt slab.

2) PLACE/Time of discovery
It was discovered in Asasif .
It was discovered by one of Napoleon’s soldiers in 1799 near the town of Rosetta (hence the name).

3) Description
The coffin is made up of a black outer case, an inner case and the mummy itself. The coffin is covered with hieroglyphic inscriptions giving information about the priest and there is a map of the heavens painted on the lid of his coffin to help him on his journey to the afterlife.

The stone is inscribed with three different forms of writing: Egyptian hieroglyphics, demotic and ancient Greek.
4) Other important/ interesting facts.
The coffin was like a time machine for Hornedjitef to help him on his journey to the afterlife; it actually brought him back to this world.
The Rosetta stone is extremely important because it provided the key for the deciphering of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

5) Where is it today?

Hornedjitef’s coffin is currently located in the British Museum, London. It arrived here in 1835.

The Rosetta stone is currently located in the British Museum, London.

Good luck!

Link for the British Musuem game http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/#/lb/games/play/relic