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How were scholars able to translate hieroglyphic symbols?
By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols.
Because early hieroglyphics were picture writing, scholars could decipher their meaning and then match them to more modern Egyptian writing.
Scholars compared hieroglyphics to cuneiform and found enough similarities to create an alphabet of the Egyptian writing system.
Archaeologists unearthed a set of papyrus scrolls that served as a dictionary in ancient Egypt.
The first one, by comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate hieroglyphic symbols.
More specifically, the message scholars used that is written in both hieroglyphics and Greek is called "The Rosetta Stone." The Rosetta Stone was unearthed by French soldiers in Egypt in 1798. Sources show a photo of it.
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