Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of Epic of Gilgamesh Bought by Hobby Lobby Now Forfeited to United States
Auction House Sold the “Gilgamesh Dream Tablet” to Hobby Lobby Using a False Provenance
July 27, 2021 - The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ordered the forfeiture of 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.
Known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, it originated in the area of modern-day Iraq and entered the United States contrary to federal law. An international auction house (the Auction House) later sold the tablet to Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. (Hobby Lobby), a prominent arts-and-crafts retailer based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for display at the Museum of the Bible (the Museum). Law enforcement agents seized the tablet from the Museum in September 2019.
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