A federal judge has approved the forfeiture of the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, a 3,600-year-old clay tablet from what is now Iraq. It was imported into the United States illegally during the 2000s and, following its purchase at auction, was ultimately displayed at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge in New York has approved the forfeiture of a 3,500-year-old clay tablet bearing a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh that was looted from Iraq and sold for $1.6 million to Hobby Lobby for display in the Museum of the Bible, prosecutors announced.
