This undated photo provided by the British Museum, shows the Rosetta Stone, the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum titled, “Hieroglyphs unlocking ancient Egypt ...

After Napoleon Bonaparte’s military occupation of Egypt, French scientists uncovered the stone in 1799 in the northern town of Rashid, known by the French as Rosetta.

Thousands of Egyptians are calling the British Museum to send back the Rosetta stone to Egypt. British colonists obtained the relic which was originally unearthed in Egypt.

The bilingual carvings on the relic proved to be the breakthrough in the decipherment of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics after being unearthed by colonialists in Egypt in 1799.

FILE - Visitors wearing face masks look at the Rosetta Stone next to social distancing markers on the floor at the British Museum on August 27, 2020, in London, England.

A woman observes the Rosetta Stone on display during the Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt exhibition at the British Museum in London on Oct. 11, 2022. Jonathan Brady/PA Images/Alamy I ...

Thousands of Egyptians are demanding that the British Museum return the Rosetta stone.

This undated photo provided by the British Museum shows the Rosetta Stone — the centerpiece of a new exhibition at London’s largest museum titled, "Hieroglyphs Unlocking Ancient Egypt ...

Now, as Britain’s largest museum marks the 200-year anniversary of the decipherment of hieroglyphics, thousands of Egyptians are demanding the stone’s return.