<P> The decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs was gradually achieved during the early 19th century . The most helpful clue was supplied by the discovery in 1799 of the Rosetta Stone , an inscription in three scripts . Building on work by several other scholars , notably Thomas Young , the breakthrough to decipherment was made by Jean - François Champollion . </P>
<P> The decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs was gradually achieved during the early 19th century . The most helpful clue was supplied by the discovery in 1799 of the Rosetta Stone , an inscription in three scripts . Building on work by several other scholars , notably Thomas Young , the breakthrough to decipherment was made by Jean - François Champollion . </P>
the discovery that allowed scholars to decipher egyptian hieroglyphics was
the discovery that allowed scholars to decipher egyptian hieroglyphics was
the Rosetta Stone
the Rosetta Stone