The stone was initially discovered by the french. And then when the english defeated napoleon in egypt, it was awarded in a treaty to the british as spoils. It became an instnt sensation, because people could see, just by looking at it, this is going to be the way that you can get into hieroglyphics. This is the answer. So, as you say, is complicated. Who's who's right in this? Welland we can't stop there, because it gets even more complicated than those two arguments. How do you think this will end up? Like most of these debates,. I have absolutely no idea.
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