Decoding The Secrets Of Eqyptian Hieroglyphs Direct

For centuries, the silent stone walls of Egyptian temples held a code that no living soul could read. The "Decoding the Secrets of Egyptian Hieroglyphs" feature explores the intellectual breakthrough that reopened the doors to the ancient world. The Silent Language

Because scholars could still read Ancient Greek, they finally had a "cheat sheet" to compare against the mysterious symbols. The Rivalry of Geniuses Decoding the Secrets of Eqyptian Hieroglyphs

The breakthrough came in 1799 when French soldiers in Napoleon’s army discovered a granite slab in the town of Rashid (Rosetta). This stone featured the same royal decree written in three different scripts: : Used for sacred, formal documents. Demotic : The native daily script of Egypt. Ancient Greek : The language of the ruling administration. For centuries, the silent stone walls of Egyptian

The race to crack the code became a battle of wits between two brilliant men: The Rivalry of Geniuses The breakthrough came in

: A French linguist who dedicated his life to the task. In 1822, he realized the system was a sophisticated mix of phonetic (sound), ideographic (concept), and determinative (category) signs.