Submitted on Monday 8th June 2020
Rejected on Tuesday 18th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Return Rosetta Stone to Egypt
Remove the Rosetta Stone from the British Museum and send it back to Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities.
“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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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because it's about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for.
The repatriation of an item from the collection of the British Museum is a matter for the Trustees of the British Museum, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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