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Which detail from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin points to the big picture that hieroglyphs can represent sounds?

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In the Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, It was pointed out that Champollion had an inscription which had been written both in Greek and Hieroglyphs. This is where he proved that the Hieroglyphs produced sounds by changing the spelling of "Ptolemies".

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In the Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, It was pointed out that Champollion had an inscription which had been written both in Greek and Hieroglyphs. This is where he proved that the Hieroglyphs produced sounds by changing the spelling of "Ptolmis".
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