Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt pages, as well as items specific to the cosmetic palettes of Ancient Egypt. It also explains the Old Kingdom label (Ancient Egypt), (for Pharaoh Den), with some of the oldest used hieroglyph sign examples, and also discusses the signs upon pottery. The English text is 251 pages, and contains a short word glossary for 29 entries, a one-page bibliography, and a five-page index. The Gardiner sign list covers five pages, with the 650+ signs, with hieroglyph topic pages in the "red color" for the glyph and a page number-adjacent, as a location . Hieroglyphics: The Writings of Ancient Egypt Hieroglyphics:
Rosetta (spacecraft) on the Rosetta Stone catalysed the deciphering of the Egyptian writing system. Similarly, it was hoped that these spacecraft would result in better understanding of comets and the early Solar System. In a more direct analogy to its namesake, the "Rosetta" spacecraft also carried a micro-etched pure nickel prototype of the Rosetta disc donated by the Long Now Foundation. The disc was inscribed with 6,500 pages of language translations. The "Rosetta" mission achieved many historic firsts. On its way to comet 67P, "Rosetta" passed through the main asteroid belt, and made the first European close encounter with several of these