Gilgamesh tablet: US authorities take ownership of artefact
A federal court has ordered that a rare ancient artefact, known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, must be surrendered to authorities./ The 3,500-year-old tablet, from what is now Iraq, bears text from the Epic of Gilgamesh - one of the world's oldest works of literature./ Officials say it was illegally imported before being purchased by the Christian-owned brand Hobby Lobby./ The rare item was bought to be put on display at the Museum of the Bible./ The Washington DC museum, chaired by the craft shop's president, has been plagued by ...
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