Comparing Young and Champollion
In order to prove his theory about sounds correct,
Champollion needed to identify a second name that
contained some of the same hieroglyphs as Ptolemy's.
There weren't any on the Rosetta Stone, so Champollion
turned to copies of hieroglyphic inscriptions from other
Egyptian monuments and temples. But no matter how
many copies he examined, he couldn't locate a name that
met his requirements.
--- The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone,
James Cross Giblin
How were Champollion and Young similar?
Both thought hieroglyphs represented sounds and
tried to prove it by translating names.
O Both believed hieroglyphs represented sounds and
looked for proof in Egypt.
O Both thought hieroglyphs represented sounds and
tried to prove it by studying Greek monuments.
O Both believed that hieroglyphs represented sounds
and tried to prove it by looking for a second Rosetta
Stone.