Zahi Hawass Launches Petition For Return Of Nefertiti Bust From Germany

 

Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has launched a petition to return the bust of Queen Nefertiti to Egypt from the Neues Museum in Berlin.

 

 

The petition is demanding the return of the ancient Egyptian artifact from its current home in Berlin to Egypt. The Nefertiti bust was discovered by a German archaeological team in 1912.

 

 

Its transfer from Egypt has been a controversial issue over the years, with Hawass claiming that it was taken illegally.

 

 

Hawass previously announced the launching of a large-scale campaign by the "Zahi Hawass in Foundation for Archaeology and Heritage” in September to retrieve Egyptian artifacts that are held abroad, particularly the bust of Nefertiti which is located in Germany.

 

 

Hawass further explained that his foundation will work to achieve several targets to preserve heritage and archaeology.

 

Nefertiti, whose full name is Neferneferuaten Nefertiti, lived between approximately 1370 and 1330 BC and married the pharaoh Akhenaten. She was the queen of ancient Egypt in a period of great wealth and was the mother of Tutankhamun.

 

 

 

 

Some believe that after the death of her husband, Nefertiti ruled as queen. Although scholars had different opinions on this matter, Hawass believed in it.