Rosetta Stone Rosetta Stone The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele, found in 1799, inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V. The top and middle texts are in Ancient Egyptian using hieroglyphic script and Demotic script, respectively, while the bottom is in Ancient Greek. As the decree has only minor differences between the three versions, the Rosetta Stone proved to be the key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs, thereby opening a window into ancient Egyptian history. The stone, carved during the Hellenistic period, is believed to
Rosetta Stone Learning Center brand was acquired and absorbed in Dean Morgan, providing one-to-one and group lessons at two locations in Umeda and Namba, in Osaka. In 2008, the Hummingbird Pronunciation school brand was acquired and integrated into Dean Morgan. Hummingbird Pronunciation is a patented English pronunciation method. As of April 2012, there are a total of ten schools located in Tokyo and Osaka, with nearly 2,000 students. In April 2015, Dean Morgan formed a capital and business alliance with Rosetta Stone Inc. and subsequently rebranded the schools to Rosetta Stone Learning Center. The company then relocated the headquarters from Shinjuku, Tokyo to Ginza,