' Sir E. A. Wallis Budge ..... The Rosetta Stone '...

“ The discovery of the correct alphabetic values of Egyptian signs was most useful for reading names,, but for translating the Egyptian language a competent knowledge of Coptic was required.. Now Coptic, is only a name meaning “Egyptian..” The Egyptians who embraced Christianity after the preaching of Saint Mark at Alexandria are called “Copts,,” and the translations of the Holy Scriptures,, Liturgies,, etc.,, which they made from Greek into their native Egyptian language, soon after their conversion to Christianity,, are said to be written in “Coptic.” ” ................... from Gutenberg