How are Egyptian hieroglyphics decoded?

How did Egyptologists decipher hieroglyphics? Jean-Francois Champollion started working on decoding the ancient Egyptian writing when he was 9 years old at the end of the 18th century. When the Rosetta stone was discovered, he was able to decode the script and read the inscriptions. read more

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. read more

Egyptian Hieroglyphic Alphabet – write your name like an Egyptian In AD 391 the Byzantine Emperor Theodosius I closed all pagan temples throughout the empire. This action terminated a four thousand year old tradition and the message of the ancient Egyptian language was lost for 1500 years. read more