Riddles of the Rosetta Stone were to be first deciphered by scholars of Napoleon's group. The value of this gizmo was endless in the eyes of the scholars, for example, "Experts would say that this rather small piece of rock was more valuable than any of the larger objects in the room. For it is the famed Rosetta Stone, which gave …show more content…
Champollion discovered the real truth of the hieroglyphs, for instance, "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". Champollion’s discovery allowed him to understand the entire system of hieroglyphic writing. Champollion was the only one who identified such important information out of all the eminent scholars and scientists. His impressive work allowed everyone to understand the meaning of the Rosetta Stone.
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone is a bias view about the scholars and scientists who tried to decipher the Rosetta Stone. All scholars that took a shot in deciphering the stone made some type of accomplishment. Even though some made a bigger accomplishment, all the little input of work made some type of contribution to the deciphering of the Rosetta Stone. The Rosetta Stone is the most consolidated piece of historical information ever recorded in the history of