تَسْلِيمُ قِطَعٍ مِنْ تَوَابِيتَ رُومانِيَّةٍ إِلى لُبْنانَ
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سَلَّمَ مَكْتَبُ التَّحْقِيقِ الفِيدِرالِيُّ الأَمْرِيكِيُّ ثَلَاثَ قِطَعٍ أَثَرِيَّةٍ إِلى مُمَثِّلِي الحُكُومَةِ اللُّبْنَانِيَّةِ في نِيُويُورْك، يَوْمَ ٢ سِبْتَمْبَرَ. وَسَتُرْسَلُ القِطَعُ إِلى لُبْنَانَ بَعْدَ ذٰلِكَ.
وَهٰذِهِ القِطَعُ مِنْ تَوَابِيتَ رَصاصِيَّةٍ تَعُودُ إِلى العَصْرِ الرُّومانِيِّ. وَيَعُودُ تَارِيخُها إِلى القَرْنَيْنِ الثّانِي وَالثّالِثِ لِلْمِيلادِ.
وَقالَ المَكْتَبُ إِنَّ القِطَعَ سُرِقَتْ مِنْ تَنْقِيبٍ غَيْرِ قانُونِيٍّ في صُورَ أَوْ قُرْبَها. ثُمَّ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ لُبْنانَ بِطَريقَةٍ غَيْرِ قانُونِيَّةٍ.
وَتَشْبَهُ زَخارِفُ القِطَعِ أَعْمالَ وَرَشٍ كانَتْ تَصْنَعُ تَوَابِيتَ الرَّصاصِ في صُورَ قَديمًا. وَيُساعِدُ رُجوعُها لُبْنانَ عَلَى حِمايَةِ تُراثِهِ الثَّقافِيِّ.
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FBI Hands Lebanon Three Roman Sarcophagus Fragments
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation handed three archaeological artifacts to representatives of the Lebanese government in New York on September 2. The pieces will then be sent to Lebanon.
The pieces are from lead sarcophagi dating to the Roman period. They date from the second and third centuries AD.
The FBI said that the pieces were stolen in illegal excavations in or near Tyre. They were then taken out of Lebanon illegally.
The pieces’ decorations resemble work from workshops that made lead sarcophagi in ancient Tyre. Their return helps Lebanon protect its cultural heritage.
Key Vocabulary
| Arabic | Part of speech | English |
|---|---|---|
| قِطَعٌ أَثَرِيَّةٌ | noun phrase | archaeological artifacts |
| تَوَابِيتُ رَصاصِيَّةٌ | noun phrase | lead sarcophagi |
| العَصْرُ الرُّومانِيُّ | noun phrase | Roman period |
| القَرْنَانِ | noun | the two centuries |
| تَنْقِيبٌ | noun | excavation |
| غَيْرُ قانُونِيٍّ | adjective phrase | illegal |
| زَخارِفُ | noun | decorations |
| وَرَشٌ | noun | workshops |
| التُّراثُ الثَّقافِيُّ | noun phrase | cultural heritage |
Sources
- LBCI Lebanon: FBI returns three ancient Lebanese artifacts to Lebanon
- Arab News: US hands over ancient sarcophagus fragments to Lebanon
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