guy Posted December 8, 2021 Report Share Posted December 8, 2021 (edited) Quote “The clay artefact bears part of the Epic of Gilgamesh, one of the world's oldest surviving works of literature. It was looted from an Iraqi museum during the 1991 Gulf War and smuggled through many countries before ending up at Washington DC's Museum of the Bible. US authorities seized the tablet in 2019 and handed it over to the Iraqi embassy in September.” Here is a previous thread on retrieving the looted Gilgamesh tablet from display in America. Quote “The epic is regarded as a foundational work in the tradition of heroic sagas, with Gilgamesh forming the prototype for later heroes like Hercules, and the epic itself serving as an influence for the Homeric epics.” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-59561151 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epic_of_Gilgamesh Edited January 28 by guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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