| RefNo | CLP/16/58 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Fascia isiaca statuae capitolinae' [The bust of the Capitoline statue] by unknown author |
| Date | [1723] |
| Description | A printed sheet of possible translations of a series of Egyptian hieroglyphs, followed by a printed parallel text of Latin and Arabic with speeches from an unidentified book, paginated pp 469-472. Subtitle of front page reads 'Nunc primum in lucem edita Melchiore a Brigae Soc: Iesu interprete ad ioannem baptisam ptolemaeum S R E cardinalem amplissimum.' A caption at the bottom of the page reads 'Eruditus est Moyses omni sapientia Eegyptorium [Moses was learned in all the wisdom of Egypt]'.
Subject: Hieroglyphics / Translation
Read to the Royal Society on 28 March 1723. Communicated by Thomas Dereham |
| Language | Latin |
| Arabic |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Printed |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | JBO/13/278 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7312 | Dereham; Sir; Thomas (c 1678 - 1739) | c 1678 - 1739 |