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DOJ returns a portion of the "Epic of Gilgamesh" to Iraq

CBS News 24 Sep 2021
The rare Sumerian poem was returned to its native country Thursday in a repatriation ceremony ... .
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US to return 'priceless' 3,500-year-old Epic of Gilgamesh tablet to Iraq 20 years after it ...

TheNewsHOOK 24 Sep 2021
US to return 'priceless' 3,500-year-old Epic of Gilgamesh tablet to Iraq 20 years after it was stolen ....
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USA: Epic of Gilgamesh tablet among 17,000 ancient artifacts returned to Iraq

Ruptly 24 Sep 2021
Officials announced the return of the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh tablet to Iraq during a repatriation ceremony at the Smithsonian Museum of American Indian Culture in Washington DC, on Thursday, in ... Department of Homeland Security and others.
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DOJ returns a portion of the “Epic of Gilgamesh” to Iraq

Sandhills Express 24 Sep 2021
The United States has returned a portion of the “Epic of Gilgamesh” back to the Republic of Iraq, the U.S ... Upon arriving to the U.S., the tablet, which is approximately 6-inches by 5-inches, was cleaned and identified as part of the Gilgamesh epic ... In July of 2021, the ...
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US returns ancient “Epic of Gilgamesh” tablet to Iraq

La Prensa Latina 24 Sep 2021
The tablet that the US returned to Iraq is one of 12 on which the “Epic of Gilgamesh” is inscribed, and during the course of the long and involved tale the demigod is accompanied on some of his adventures by his friend Enkidu, a savage human-like creature who wound up facing his own humanity.
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United States Returns to Iraq Rare Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh (US Department of Justice)

Public Technologies 24 Sep 2021
The United States has returned to the Republic of Iraq a rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of the world's oldest works of literature ... of the Gilgamesh epic in which the protagonist describes his dreams to his mother.
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United States Returns to Iraq Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh (United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York)

Public Technologies 24 Sep 2021
Today, the United States has returned to the Republic of Iraq a rare cuneiform tablet bearing a portion of the epic of Gilgamesh, a Sumerian poem considered one of the world's oldest works of literature, at a repatriation ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
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Ancient clay tablet inscribed with the Epic of Gilgamesh that Hobby Lobby bought for $1.6million ...

The Daily Mail 23 Sep 2021
A 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Mesopotamian king, then looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, is finally headed back to Iraq. The $1.7 million cuneiform clay tablet was found in 1853 as part of a 12-tablet collection in the rubble of the library of Assyrian King Assur Banipal.
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Hobby Lobby’s ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ tablet returned to Iraq

New York Post 21 Sep 2021
Hobby Lobby sues Christie’s over seized $1.6M ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ tablet ... The tablet, which contains a portion of the “Epic of Gilgamesh,” will be formally returned to Iraq at a ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, the UN said.
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Hobby Lobby sues Christie’s over seized $1.6M ‘Epic of Gilgamesh’ tablet

New York Post 30 Jul 2021
Venerable London-based auction house Christie’s is the target of an ongoing lawsuit brought by Hobby Lobby, which alleges that the auction house knowingly sold the arts and crafts chain a 3,500-year-old “Epic of Gilgamesh” tablet that had been smuggled out of Iraq and, as a result, was seized by the feds earlier this week.
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3500-year-old Epic of Gilgamesh tablet could return home to Iraq

Sydney Morning Herald 29 Jul 2021
The tablet, which bears fragments of one of the world’s oldest works of literature, has passed through dealers in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Britain and most recently the US ....
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Hobby Lobby forfeits "Epic of Gilgamesh" tablet to Justice Department

CBS News 28 Jul 2021
The tablet, one of the thousands illegally smuggled out of the Middle East, was seized by federal agents in 2019 ... .
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