Then, in 1887, yet another copy of the decree-this one almost intact-was unearthed in the ruins of a temple in Lower Egypt. Now, for the first time, scholars had a version of the hieroglyphic text that they could compare line-for-line with the Greek and demotic versions. New translations of the hieroglyphic text were made in France and Germany, and an excellent English one appeared in 1904. A few sections still remain unclear, though. This makes present-day experts hope that an even more complete copy of the hieroglyphic inscription may yet be found, somewhere in Egypt. The central idea of this excerpt is that a greater understanding of the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone became possible because it was translated into English. present-day experts came up with a new theory. a Greek version was discovered. an almost complete copy was discovered.

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Magdalena

26 October, 08:20

Then, in 1887, yet another copy of the decree-this one almost intact-was unearthed in the ruins of a temple in Lower Egypt. Now, for the first time, scholars had a version of the hieroglyphic text that they could compare line-for-line with the Greek and demotic versions. New translations of the hieroglyphic text were made in France and Germany, and an excellent English one appeared in 1904. A few sections still remain unclear, though. This makes present-day experts hope that an even more complete copy of the hieroglyphic inscription may yet be found, somewhere in Egypt. The central idea of this excerpt is that a greater understanding of the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta Stone became possible because it was translated into English. present-day experts came up with a new theory. a Greek version was discovered. an almost complete copy was discovered.

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Douglas Peck · Answer 1

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that an almost complete copy was discovered.

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Katelynn · Answer 2

The central idea of this excerpt is that an almost complete copy was discovered.

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The Rosetta Stone was translated into English was not the central idea. Although mentioned, it wasn't central idea. Experts had a new theory but that wasn't still the central idea, so does the new Greek version being discovered.

The passage here mentions the whole idea.

"This makes present-day experts hope that an even more complete copy of the hieroglyphic inscription may yet be found, somewhere in Egypt."