Question

As he thought about the hieroglyphs in Thothmes' and Ramesses' names, Champollion realized their significance. It went far beyond the names themselves and gave him an insight into the entire system of hieroglyphic writing. For the names revealed that hieroglyphs were not simply representations of sounds. Nor did they have an exclusively symbolic meaning, as Thomas Young and other scholars had long believed. Instead, they were a combination of the two.

—The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,

James Cross Giblin


Based on the passage, what did Champollion discover about the hieroglyphs on the Rosetta Stone? Write one to two sentences explaining his discovery in your own words.

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Answer 1

Answer: he discover that it was more than just names and sounds. That he has discovered that hieroglyphs have not just sounds they have sounds not just things

Explanation: hope this helps >3