I would like to thank Deborah Lehr, through George Washington University’s Capitol Archeological Institute, for organizing a petition calling for the protection of Egypt’s antiquities, monuments, and archaeological sites. 

The Egyptian Museum, Cairo is still missing about 40 objects. Four objects were found in the first weeks after the revolution, including the statue of Akhenaten holding an offering table. An additional twelve objects were returned late last week; a young SCA employee was contacted by people interested in selling the antiquities in their possession. This young man contacted the police and army who were able to capture the criminals and return the objects to the museum. Many of the pieces still missing date to the Late Period of ancient Egyptian history, and are relatively small in size. 

I am planning on making a list that will include descriptions and photographs of all of the objects missing from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, the objects taken from the storage magazines at Giza, Saqqara, Tell el Fara’in, and Qantara East, and the blocks taken from tombs in Giza, Saqqara, Abusir, and Ismailia. I hope that this list will helpful in identifying and locating the objects if they have been taken out of Egypt. 

A copy of the petition and call to action can be found on the George Washington University website. I would like to thank all those who have already signed the list for their support.

UPDATE: For the general public who wish to sign the petition, please visit Gopetition.com.  For dignitaries and archaeologists, please email your credentials to the media contacts at the bottom of the GWU's Capitol Archeological Institute website.