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Egypt renews call for Britain to return Rosetta Stone
Egypt claims the Rosetta Stone was taken unlawfully during wartime and seeks its return while allowing other artifacts to remain abroad as cultural ambassadors.
- Last month, Mohamed Ismail Khaled, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, renewed calls for the Rosetta Stone's return as the Ramses and Pharaohs exhibition opened.
- Historical transfers show the stone left Egypt during wartime, with Egyptian officials saying it was unlawfully taken during conflict and not a normal or legal transfer, according to Mohamed Ismail Khaled.
- The Rosetta Stone features inscriptions in three scripts that allowed scholars to decipher hieroglyphs, while the British Museum catalogue lists nearly 50,000 ancient Egyptian objects.
- No formal repatriation request has been lodged by Egypt, and the British Museum says it is legally prevented from permanently returning items but will consider loan requests.
- Momentum from foreign returns plus popular petitions has raised stakes, as Mohamed Ismail Khaled said Egyptians have read about the Rosetta Stone but never seen it.
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Egypt has again asked Britain for the return of the Rosetta Stone, claiming the artifact was taken illegally, while softening its stance on other Egyptian antiquities.
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Egypt will not demand the return of tens of thousands of antiquities from Britain because they are "embassies" that attract tourists, but insists on the return of the Rosetta Stone, which it claims was illegally removed during wartime.
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