The children's classic "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" by Beatrix Potter, which has sold 40 million copies worldwide since being published in 1902, has been translated into ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. The translation was done by the British Museum.
The story of the famous rabbit has already been translated into 35 languages, and a spokesman for the museum said the "time seemed appropriate" for this new version. Richard Parkinson and John Nunn carried out the work. It will be released in April.
Some of the translation proved to be difficult, the ancient Egyptians didn't have words for items such as blackberry, gooseberry, blackcurrant or potato. The hieroglyphics used were based on those used from the 21st to 18th Centuries BC.
