Based on the passage, why was it so important that the

scholars figured out that the inscription was the same

in all three languages on the stone?

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Fisher Bridges

24 June, 04:30

Based on the passage, why was it so important that the

scholars figured out that the inscription was the same

in all three languages on the stone?

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Julius · Answer 1

so that That way, the priests' statement could be read by Egyptians who understood Greek, as well as by those who knew only one or both of the Egyptian languages

Eddie Mays · Answer 2

It was an important discovery because they would be able to compare the inscription they could translate with the hieroglyphs. This ability would allow them to find the hieroglyphs that meant the same thing as the words they knew.

Based on the passage, why was it so important that thescholars figured out that the inscription was the samein all three languages on the stone?

Based on the passage, why was it so important that the

scholars figured out that the inscription was the same

in all three languages on the stone?