Champollion presents his decipherment of hieroglyphs
27 September 1822 · Paris, Institut de France
Background
Jean-François Champollion presents his Lettre à M. Dacier on the phonetic values of Egyptian hieroglyphs to the Académie des inscriptions et belles-lettres. His work builds on comparisons of inscriptions and earlier research, including Thomas Young's, and lays a foundation for reading ancient Egyptian texts.