Egypt Says: "We Want Our Stuff Back"

The head of Egypt’ Rosetta Stone
s antiquities council, Zahi Hawass, is campaigning to have Egyptian 'national icons' held by museums around the world returned. These includethe Rosetta Stone from London, the bust of the vizier Ankh-haf from Boston, and the statue of Hemiunu and Nefertiti bust from Germany. Arts News reports that in an interview Hawass said he intended to ask Unesco to support his demand. "He does not charge that the five objects he is asking for were looted. He calls them 'icons of our Egyptian identity'—unique artifacts of Egyptian cultural patrimony." Read More:• Arts News: Descendant of the Pharaohs• Should the Rosetta Stone go home?Comments are closed for this post. See All PostsSharePrevNext CommentsComments are closed for this post. Rosetta Stone Spanish (Spain)
Say What? by Beth L. Blair and Jennifer A. EricssonIn 1799, French soldiers found a large, black stone with the same text written in three different scripts: hieroglyphs, Demotic, and Greek. It took more than twenty years to decipher the Rosetta Stone, but finally the world could understand hieroglyphs!How many modern English words can you spell using the letters H-IE-R-O-G-L-Y-P-H-S? You should be able to make at least thirty. Extra Challenge: Do not use the letter S to make plurals! Rosetta Stone French