An Australian institution working in ancient arts domain gave back to Egypt a number of rare Coptic scripts in response to the international campaign launched by UNESCO to restore stolen Egyptian monuments.

    The institution sent a letter to Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary- General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities clarifying that it possesses these rare scripts which date back to the fifth century.

    The institution expressed readiness to launch renovation operations of the scripts and publish them scientifically before handing them to Egypt.

    Archaeologist Ibrahim Abdel Meguid, manager of the restored antiquities department of SCA said the scripts look like a leather wallet with 62 pockets made from papyrus.

    He said the manuscripts are important because they recorded a vision different from Christian concepts dealing with the betrayal by Judas Iscariot of the Christ.

    The SCA prepared a report for delivering it to Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni to take the necessary measures for forming a technical and archaeological committee to travel to Australia to retrieve the scripts.