Before it was a modern language-learning program,  the Rosetta Stone was the ancient world’s ultimate decoder ring—a 2,200-year-old decree carved in stone that finally unlocked Egyptian hieroglyphics. Without it, your favorite stories and lives from ancient Egypt might’ve stayed silent forever! Join Dawn and guest, her sister-in-law <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mmelbaa_/">Maggie</a>, who is a former linguistics major and maker of fine martinis. ---🎟️ Get tickets to <a href="https://www.flapperscomedy.com/site/comedians.php?person_id=298659/">HILF Public School</a> - the live, interactive version of HILF: First Thursdays at <a href="https://www.flapperscomedy.com/">Flappers Comedy Club</a> - Burbank, CA---SILF's (Source's I'd Like to F*ck) <ul><li>BOOK - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Riddle-Rosetta-Polymath-Discovered-Hieroglyphs/dp/0691200904">The Riddle of Rosetta by Jed Z Buchwald and Diane Greco Josefowicz</a></li><li>BOOK - <a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11845761/the-rosetta-stone">The Rosetta Stone by Omar Khalil</a></li><li>PODCAST - <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-history-of/id1579040306?i=1000582515705">Short History, THE ROSETTA STONE, Dec. 5th, 2022</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/egypt/explore-rosetta-stone">The British Museum </a></li></ul>LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) <ul><li>See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - <a href="https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries#episodes">Histories Greatest Mysteries </a>(multiple seasons)</li><li>See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - <a href="https://www.history.com/shows/historys-crazy-rich-ancients">Crazy Rich Ancients</a></li><li>Check out <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/hilfpodcast/shop?anchor=profile&asc=u">HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble</a>! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!</li><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/hilfpodcast">HILF is now on Patreon!</a></li><li><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/hilfpodcast">Buy Me a Coffee</a></li><li>Find your next favorite podcast on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BigComedyNetwork">BIG COMEDY NETWORK</a>.</li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Before it was a modern language-learning program,  the Rosetta Stone was the ancient world’s ultimate decoder ring—a 2,200-year-old decree carved in stone that finally unlocked Egyptian hieroglyphics. Without it, your favorite stories and lives from ancient Egypt might’ve stayed silent forever! Join Dawn and guest, her sister-in-law &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/mmelbaa_/"&gt;Maggie&lt;/a&gt;, who is a former linguistics major and maker of fine martinis. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;🎟️ Get tickets to &lt;a href="https://www.flapperscomedy.com/site/comedians.php?person_id=298659/"&gt;HILF Public School&lt;/a&gt; - the live, interactive version of HILF: &lt;strong&gt;First Thursdays&lt;/strong&gt; at &lt;a href="https://www.flapperscomedy.com/"&gt;Flappers Comedy Club&lt;/a&gt; - Burbank, CA&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;---&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SILF's (Source's I'd Like to F*ck) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;BOOK - &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Riddle-Rosetta-Polymath-Discovered-Hieroglyphs/dp/0691200904"&gt;The Riddle of Rosetta by Jed Z Buchwald and Diane Greco Josefowicz&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;BOOK - &lt;a href="https://www.overdrive.com/media/11845761/the-rosetta-stone"&gt;The Rosetta Stone by Omar Khalil&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;PODCAST - &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/short-history-of/id1579040306?i=1000582515705"&gt;Short History, THE ROSETTA STONE, Dec. 5th, 2022&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/egypt/explore-rosetta-stone"&gt;The British Museum &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LILF's (Link's I'd Like to F*ck) &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL - &lt;a href="https://play.history.com/shows/historys-greatest-mysteries#episodes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Histories Greatest Mysteries &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;(multiple seasons)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;See Dawn on THE HISTORY CHANNEL&lt;strong&gt; - &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.history.com/shows/historys-crazy-rich-ancients"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Crazy Rich Ancients&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Check out &lt;a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/hilfpodcast/shop?anchor=profile&amp;asc=u"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HILF MERCH now available on Redbubble&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;! Stickers, t-shirts, bags and more!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.patreon.com/hilfpodcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HILF is now on Patreon!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/hilfpodcast"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buy Me a Coffee&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Find your next favorite podcast on &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@BigComedyNetwork"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;BIG COMEDY NETWORK&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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The Rosetta Stone is basically history’s greatest cheat code—a giant 2,200-year-old message that cracked the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics. Dawn takes you from it's carving over 2,000 years ago, to it's rediscovery by Napoleon, to the controversy that surrounds it to this day.

HILF: History I'd Like to F**k

HILF 94.- The Rosetta Stone with Maggie Melby

HILF 94.- The Rosetta Stone with Maggie Melby

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