Which which detail from The Riddles of Rosetta Stone by James cross Giblin points to the big picture that hieroglyphics can represent sounds. They were accompanied by the figure of a bird, an ibis. Champollion new from Reading ancient Greek books that the Ibis was the symbol of thoth, the Egyptian god of learning and Magic.

Champollion immediately thought of one Greek leader whose name might be identified with his particular combination of letters it was Alexander the Great spelled alexandros in Greek and apparently represented as Alksentrs centers in hieroglyphics

He succeeded in reading the names of all Greek and Roman leaders who had ruled Egypt since the time of Alexander he also translated the various titles adopted by these monarchs Caesar ,Great king beloved of the Gods etc.

This made Champollion think at once of the Coptic word for" given birth "which pronounced. He put that sound in place of the? And the name was Ramesses the child of Ra.