Yes, we were able to determine the Egyptian symbols/words specifically used on the Rosetta Stone, as well as get the gist of the grammatical structure.
But how did/do we determine the meaning of all the other symbols/words/grammar not used on the Stone?
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The rosetta stone was the key but not the whole story. It helped us get the basic understanding of what hieroglyphs meant and how they worked, what symbols went with what sounds, and the meaning of some words.
But also important was that it showed that the Coptic language was a descendant of ancient Egyptian. Lots of coptic words and old texts could be used to figure out ancient Egyptian words.
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