tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post2305737963895770751..comments2024-03-23T00:46:27.084+02:00Comments on Egyptian Chronicles: Nothing Else MattersZeinobiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12290387395565291310noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-53691300815227322952010-09-17T02:29:36.238+03:002010-09-17T02:29:36.238+03:00@Jason: well what make me shocked is that what thi...@Jason: well what make me shocked is that what this friend told me is that after making threats and demands about it, Zahi Hawas during his London visit, said to museum ppl something like we dnt want it really I was just pushing u!!! I think it belongs in Egypt, like many other items that belong back to where they all came from. Loaning items for extended periods to museums in the US and Europe is becoming a norm these days and I think a deal could be reached to give British museum some favorable terms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-39381795309814898322010-09-16T19:59:55.212+03:002010-09-16T19:59:55.212+03:00I read about that. One deal being considered is th...I read about that. One deal being considered is that the British Museum would lend it for three months, for the opening of the new museum. But I'd be worried that Egypt wouldn't give it back.Jasonhttp://elnaschiewatch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-75434764120558712952010-09-16T17:29:38.436+03:002010-09-16T17:29:38.436+03:00@Jason: we want it back to be put in the new museu...@Jason: we want it back to be put in the new museum being built. I heard from an Egyptology friend that sadly when it came time to sit down and negotiate, the Egyptian side didnt seem to be serious about claiming the stone back!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-30201761815849970072010-09-16T16:06:57.256+03:002010-09-16T16:06:57.256+03:00@Egyptian in USA, Mine was a snarky, trolling comm...@Egyptian in USA, Mine was a snarky, trolling comment, I admit it. The British Museum is an obdurate, imperialist institution. Greece wants their <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Marbles" rel="nofollow">Elgin Marbles</a> back too, haha, so join the queue. Seriously, though, the British Museum is a better steward of its priceless relics than Egypt or Greece would be. Sad and unfair, but true. What was Egypt doing with the Rosetta Stone before Napoleon's minions stubbed their toes on it? Using it as building material in some crappy fort.Jasonhttp://elnaschiewatch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-66916897581101680782010-09-16T10:19:20.452+03:002010-09-16T10:19:20.452+03:00I thought his comment was worse than losing the pa...I thought his comment was worse than losing the painting. Shame on him!<br /><br />Egyptian in USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8003335.post-88416999982566472082010-09-16T04:19:06.942+03:002010-09-16T04:19:06.942+03:00Egypt wants Britain to return the Rosetta Stone, w...Egypt wants Britain to return the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Rosetta_Stone" rel="nofollow">Rosetta Stone</a>, which has been in the British Museum since the English kicked Napoleon out of Egypt in 1801. Perhaps Farouk Hosni would like to put it on display in the Mahmoud Khalil Museum. I hear one of the exhibit spaces is vacant.Jasonhttp://elnaschiewatch.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com