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The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone by Edward Dolnick

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone at common listening paces
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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 55% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone is an audiobook by Edward Dolnick: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Fajer Al-Kaisi, released October 19, 2021, on the Social Science and History & Culture shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Fajer Al-Kaisi
Released
October 19, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, History & Culture, Ancient Civilizations
ISBN
9781797132990

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone as an audiobook?

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.

Is The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone?

The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone is narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi.