560 SEYFFARTH—CHAMPOLLION AND RENOUF. 
had before me discovered the true “ key” to the hieroglyphic 
literature. The Reviewer mentions that Young, first of all, 
discovered thirteen phonetic a of which some ex- 
pressed syllables, as bir, ken, ole, eneh ; although “all Dr. 
Young’s syllabic values have unluckily turned out to be in- 
correct.” The “loop-hole,” however, is again the “idea” of 
syllabic hieroglyphs ; and, we repeat, the question is not who 
— promulged the “idea” of some syllabic hieroglyphs, but 
o first demonstrated that all hieroglyphic figures do in fact, 
pram as a general rule, express certain syllables. — my 
syllabic —— s, expressing two or three consonants 
wels, are altogether different from Youngs “idea.” 
Moreover, i in spite of Young's true discoveries, it is obvious 
that his rebus-theory, even being extended to all hieroglyphic 
feieen would, in spalling any text whatever, produce very 
—- of Egyptian words, not occurring in any Coptic 
Dicti onary, nor in any language. Furthermore, Dr. Young's 
“theory” that all hieroglyphic groups, except the — 
names, must be explained symbolically, prevents every Egypt- 
ologist, according to Young, from truly t translating whole 
texts; which “idea” is also totally different from my “key.” 
Again, regarding the assertion that “the true theory of 
the syllabic yo was s first Min 185 by Lepsius’ in sano 
; erfected 
: «first prom! ted” by 
sides of those Bd 3 Sant sa 
yo oe ~_ 
| ’s abbreviations; an 
was used for shoo sounding similarly. 
