The race was then on to translate the Greek and use it to unravel the secrets of the other two languages. The legible text confirmed that the three inscriptions were indeed identical in content and related to a decree passed by a council of priests in Memphis regarding the cult of Ptolemy V in the 2nd Century BC. As the timeframe between the excavation of the stone in 1799 and Champollion's eureka moment in 1822 suggests, however, the code-cracking challenge proved harder than anticipated. What was more, contrary to his belief, Champollion had solved only part of the puzzle when he leapt from his chair claiming to have "Got it!"
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