How were scholars able to translate hieroglyphic symbols?

A.
Scholars compared hieroglyphics to cuneiform and found enough similarities to create an alphabet of the Egyptian writing system.

B.
Archaeologists unearthed a set of papyrus scrolls that had served as a dictionary in ancient Egypt.

C.
By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols.

D.
Because early hieroglyphics were picture writing, scholars could decipher their meaning and then match them to more modern Egyptian writing.

It is C. Archeologists unearthed the "Rossetta stone" it had the same message in hieroglyphics, Greek, and I think Latin. Using these languages they used Greek and the other language to decipher
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andriansp andriansp · Answer 2 · 2018-08-08T01:05:54-04:00

I believe the answer is: C.By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek, scholars were able to translate the hieroglyphic symbols.

Since the 6th century, the ancient greek and egyptian civilizations has already involved with one another through trades and travelling scholars. Because of this, cultural assimilation happened between the two, and many writings in greek actually depict a simialr writing that could be found in egyptian hieroglyphics.