I visited the Musee Champollion. This is based on the work of Jean-Francois Champollion, who used Rosetta Stone to decode the written languages of several ancient peoples. In fact the scope of the museum is wider, covering the development of written languages all over the world, including the Middle East, the Mediterranean, China, the Mayans etc. Fascinating stuff. Is it true that ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics were still being used in the time of the Roman Emperor Theododius?
Having said that, I admit to having a beer and a few apple aperitif in the Cafe Champollion opposite the museum, with FX and Artur from Brittany.
Later went to 6.30pm Mass at Notre Dame de Puy and received pilgrim blessing from Fr Christian. This was not a special pilgrim Mass, it was with the local community group.
The rain on the Camino in Spain falls mainly on the plain, but obviously in France it pours when it has the chance. Regards Chris.
ReplyDeleteMooie ontdekking en ontcijfering van de steen van Rosetta. Heb je de film over het leven van Champollion gezien ? How were the loveletters of Cleopatra written to Rome ? Babylonische spraakverwarringen verzekerd.
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