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The Rosetta Stone - It was a piece of black stone about the size of a small coffee table which provided a key to the puzzle of the lost ancient Egyptian language. It was discovered in 1799 by French soldiers near the city of Rosetta on the Nile delta. It had three different types of language on it. One was Greek, and the other two were forms of Egyptian language. Scholars were able to read the Greek, but after twenty years, they still were not able to figure out the Egyptian. One of them was hieroglyphics, but they did not know the meaning. Jean Champollin finally discovered that the characters once stood for sounds. This was the key to the mystery language. Scholars were then able to translate the writing off the walls of tombs and pyramids. It's
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Of course there were many people in antiquity who were able to read and translate hieroglyphic texts, but this knowledge was lost early in the first millennium A.D. The first person to translate hieroglyphs in the modern era was the French scholar Jean-François Champollion, in 1822.
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∙ 14y agoJean François Champollion (1790-1832) He published his translation in 1822
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∙ 10y agoEgyptian hieroglyphs were first deciphered by Jean-Francois Champollion in the 1820's. Champollion studied the Rosetta Stone and was able to become the first to decipher what it was saying.
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∙ 14y agoJean-Francois Champollion
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∙ 12y agoa french man answered it
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∙ 12y agoThe three wiseman
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∙ 7y agoHis name was Jean-François Champollion.
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How do you say deciphered hieroglyphics in French?
he deciphered hieroglyphics is "il a déchiffré les hiéroglyphes" in French.
Who deciphered hieroglyphics in 1822?
The French Scholar's name was Jean François Champollion.
Which Egyptian artifacts are the most helpful for learning about ancient Egypt?
hieroglyphics are the most useful if deciphered properly.
Who helped archaeologists learn how to read hieroglyphics?
Jean-François Champollion deciphered the hieroglyphics by using the Rosetta stone, which enabled everyone to learn how to read them.
How were hieroglyphics invented?
Hieroglyphics were invented when the Ancient Egyptians used pictures in wall paintings, in tombs, scrolls etc. It evolved into a type of alphabet used in everyday life until Ancient Egyptian civilization collapsed.W907
How do you say deciphered hieroglyphics in French?
he deciphered hieroglyphics is "il a déchiffré les hiéroglyphes" in French.
What discovery led to the deciphering of hieroglyphics who deciphered them?
Toby Mac
Can you show any deciphered letter of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Yes. All 700 or so common symbols have been deciphered.
Who deciphered the meaning of the Egyptian hieroglyphics?
His name was Jean-François Champollion.
Who deciphered hieroglyphics in 1822?
The French Scholar's name was Jean François Champollion.
When was the first time people could read hieroglyphics?
After the Rosetta Stone was deciphered in 1822, scholars where able to read Hieroglyphics.
What was the name of the archaeologist who finally deciphered the hieroglyphics?
His name was Jean-François Champollion.
What did Champolion discover?
If you're interested in CHAMPOLION, he deciphered the Egyptian alphabet (the hieroglyphics).
French scholar who deciphered the Rosetta Stone in 1822 and cracked the code of Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Champollion
Who deciphered the hieroglyphics with the Rosetta Stone?
Thomas Young and Jean-Francois Champollion.
Which Egyptian artifacts are the most helpful for learning about ancient Egypt?
hieroglyphics are the most useful if deciphered properly.
What did Napoleon Bonaparte bring back from Egypt?
Scientists and artists, who identified and deciphered the pyramids and other relics of Ancient Egypt. Also the stone of Rosetta was discovered with which the hieroglyphics were finally deciphered.
