Egyptians Call On British Museum To Return Rosetta Stone
November 29, 2022 11:30PM PST
This undated photo provided by the British Museum, shows the Rosetta Stone, the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum titled, “Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt,” celebrating the 200th anniversary of the stone’s decipherment, at the British Museum, in London. Thousands of Egyptians are demanding that the British Museum return the Rosetta stone. The bilingual carvings on the stone proved to be the breakthrough in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics after being unearthed by colonialists in Egypt in 1799. (The British Museum via AP)
CAIRO (AP) – Thousands of Egyptians are demanding that the British Museum return the Rosetta Stone.
The bilingual carvings on the relic proved to be the breakthrough in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics after being unearthed by colonialists in Egypt in 1799.
The stone is the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum, celebrating the 200th anniversary of the stone’s decipherment.
The Rosetta Stone is one of over 100,000 Egyptian and Sudanese relics housed in the British Museum. Thousands of Egyptians are demanding the black granite slab’s return. The museum says it obtained the stone lawfully.
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