This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Rejected petition Return Rosetta Stone to Egypt
Remove the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum and send it back to Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
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“Carved in 196BC, the Rosetta Stone is the linguistic key to deciphering hieroglyphics and probably the single-most important conduit of understanding between the modern world and ancient Egypt.” Cahal Milmo, The Independent
It’s horrific theft to continue to deprive a nation of what rightfully belongs to them. Really we should pay them compensation for income lost by taking it too, but returning it to its rightful home would be a start.
The Rosetta Stone belongs to Egypt.
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