Rare Cuneiform Tablet Bearing Portion of Epic of Gilgamesh Bought by Hobby Lobby Now Forfeited to United States
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 in...
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