Question

How were scholars able to translate hieroglyphic

Answer 1

Symbols^

Answer 2

yes it is symbols

Answer 3

No I forgot to put symbols in the question.

Answer 4

oh okay well here is the answer By comparing a message written in both hieroglyphics and Greek

Answer 5

cooler841 is right, but the key to doing that was the discovery of the Rosetta Stone which had text in three languages which included Egyptian hieroglyphs and ancient Greek.