What object associated with hieroglyphs did Young study?
Rosetta Stone
Voynich Manuscript
Dead Sea Scrolls
Nebra Sky Disk
Answer
The Rosetta Stone is a stone slab found in Egypt in 1799 that was instrumental in deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs. The stone is inscribed with a decree written in three scripts: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Demotic script, and Greek. The Greek text helped scholars decipher the hieroglyphs and understand the Egyptian language.
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