Egypt demands return of Rosetta Stone!

The Sunday Telegraph - UK ^ | July 20, 2003 | Charlotte Edwardes and Catherine Milner

[UnklGene]

One word: "Don't."

[Larry Lucido]

Egypt demands return of Rosetta Stone!

Tell them they can have Sharon Stone.

[BeerSwillr]

"If the British want to be remembered, if they want to restore their reputation, they should volunteer to return the Rosetta Stone because it is the icon of our Egyptian identity,"

Funny, I thought the pyramids were the icon of Egyptian identity.

[The Hon. Galahad Threepwood]

I'm not sure why an accident of geography gives the Cairo Museum a greater claim to the Rosetta Stone than the British Museum. Neither institution has any greater connection with the Egyptian state of 2000 years ago than the other.

[Eva]

I always thought that the Rosetta Stone was the key to Babylonian cunieform writing.

[xrp]

I wonder what would happen if the Jews called for the return of Mecca and Medina, the original monotheistic religious people of the area, claiming that they were there first before the Muslim Arabs genocided them.

[waterstraat]

If the british museum returns everything then there wont be anything left in their museum.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

"If the British want to be remembered, if they want to restore their reputation, they should volunteer to return the Rosetta Stone because it is the icon of our Egyptian identity," said Dr Hawass.

Until some Islamic fanatic decides that they're a sacrilegious infidel blasphemy and decides to crush them to powder.

[Little Ray]

Last time I checked, most Egyptians were Muslims. Before tourism became such an important part of their economy, I bet the Muslims held the people and culture of ancient Egypt in contempt 'cause they infidels, big time!

[SkyPilot]

I drove by a Gentleman's Club north of Boston years ago (yes...I drove by it), and on the billboard was a sign:

Now Appearing Topless on Stage
ROSSETTA STONE!

[Hank Rearden]

Tell them they can have Sharon Stone.

No! She does that leg-crossing thing. There's residual value there.

Send 'em Stone Phillips. Dumb first name = useless. Away with him!

[gaspar]

Because one-third is in Greek, break that portion off and send it to Athens.

[tet68]

Sounds like they need to sue...........FRANCE!

[gaspar]

Because one-third is in Greek, break that portion off and send it to Athens.

[Willie Green]

I'm not sure why an accident of geography gives the Cairo Museum a greater claim to the Rosetta Stone than the British Museum. Neither institution has any greater connection with the Egyptian state of 2000 years ago than the other.

I'm not sure why there's a Holocaust museum in Washington D.C. when the Holocaust took place in Europe.

Anyway, despite the transition of government institutions over thousands of years, the Rosetta Stone is obviously an archaeological treasure of Egypts cultural past. IMHO, it should be returned to them, especially considering that they have now developed the cultural institutions to properly care for it. (That was not true 50~100 years ago.)

[EggsAckley]

It seems to me, now this is a stretch, but.......the "Egyptians" of today are not even the same as the ancients. The country has been over-run by Muslims from all over the Middle East. Just a silly theory.

[Monty22]

That's exactly what I bet they're up to.

It's gonna be called blasphemous cause old pedo mo wasn't in it, and they'll destroy it.

[LibWhacker]

Egypt demands . . .

'Ya mean they didn't ask nice first and say "pretty please?"

Then hell with 'em. Keep it for another thousand years.