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Jean Francois Champollion deciphered the Rosetta Stone by creating an alphabet based on the Greek and the hieroglyphs he recognized. He was able to decipher Ptolemy's name quickly because he had recently seen it on a obelisk. Once he had the names deciphered he was able to create an alphabet and decipher the rest.

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If the Rosetta stone was never found how will it affect what you know about Egypt?

If the Rosetta Stone was never found, we probably could still not understand Egyptian hieroglyphs. By using the Rosetta Stone, people can compare them to the other language (Greek) because when this was figured out, Greek language still was around. If this stone would have never been found, we could not decipher the meaning of Egyptain hieroglyphs.


Why didn't egyptians know the meaning of the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta stone?

They did.Its because they wrote it.


What helped crack the code for hieroglyphics?

Jean-Francois Champollion was able to read hieroglyphs with the help of the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone was written in both ancient Greek and hieroglyphs which allowed Champollion to understand the Egyptian language.


Was meroitic translated by the rosseta stone?

No, Meroitic script was not included in the Rosetta Stone inscription. The Rosetta Stone primarily has texts in Ancient Greek, Demotic, and Egyptian hieroglyphs, which helped unlock the meaning of Egyptian hieroglyphs. Meroitic script remains undeciphered to this day.


Why couldn't people translate hieroglyphs before the Rosetta Stone was found?

No one had a text to compare it to, meaning that many symbols were pure guesses or remained undecipherable.


Why did it take scientists so long to decipher hieroglyphics?

There were over 800 symbols some meaning sounds and others ideas. There was no previous language to compare it to except for the Greek in the Rosetta stone.


Is decipher a noun?

No, if you have to decipher something your doing that thing, so its a verb.


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What is the Rosetta stone in Egypt?

The Rosetta stone is a stone carved in 196 B.C. with three scripts on it written to honor the Egyptian pharaoh. The scripts are Demotic, Ancient Greek, and Hieroglyphics. The Rosetta helped decipher Hieroglyphics.


What is the 8 letter word whose meaning is to make out the meaning of something?

Decipher.


Is discover a meaning for decipher?

To decipher means to decode or interpret something that is difficult to understand, such as a code or message. It involves analyzing and figuring out the meaning of something that is unclear or obscure.


Use Rosetta stone in a sentence?

The Rosetta Stone was helped to find out the meaning and the words of the Egyptian Hieroglyphics!