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Nameless218 t1_j14o3yw wrote

Reply to comment by KOBossy55 in Germany returns 20 Benin bronzes to Nigeria, noting ‘dark past’ by Fit-Asparagus8557

The Rosetta Stone is more significant to British history than it is to anyone else’s history.

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hiimsubclavian t1_j17jbs6 wrote

What, did someone assassinate king george III with the rosetta stone? Was the Magna Carta penned on the back of the stone? What part of British history has anything to do with the Rosetta stone.

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[deleted] t1_j17myr5 wrote

The only reason the stone is important is because it allowed a translation. The history it tells was also told by other things.

And, it was translated by the British. It was of no value whatsoever in Egypt, and would have been destroyed if not for a British person noticing it and acquiring it.

So, it's importance is entirely within the British hands.

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hiimsubclavian t1_j17pcbs wrote

It's an Egyptian artifact. Britain with the big incel energy here. No, just because something is important to you doesn't mean it belongs to you.

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