There was a tremendous interest in hieroglyphics (in the general sense) in those days, partly because there was fame to be had in decoding them, partly because they might reveal the location of treasures that hadn't yet been plundered, and partly because of the interest in using foreign alphabets as sources for cryptologic ideas.
Since many of hieroglyphics were known to be from Egypt, and other languages from that area were being discovered on a regular basis, it's natural for central Europeans to think in terms of Egypt any time they encountered a new "foreign" script and moreso if they saw (or thought they saw) any parallels to Mediterranean cultures.
Since many of hieroglyphics were known to be from Egypt, and other languages from that area were being discovered on a regular basis, it's natural for central Europeans to think in terms of Egypt any time they encountered a new "foreign" script and moreso if they saw (or thought they saw) any parallels to Mediterranean cultures.
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