Iraq recovers two ancient artifacts, one of them 4,000 years old

On Friday, the Iraqi authorities announced the receipt of two artifacts, one of which is about 4,000 years old.

And the Iraqi News Agency "INA" quoted a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Friday, announcing that Iraq had received two artifacts, one of which is 4,000 years old.

The statement indicated that "the Consulate General of the Republic of Iraq in Los Angeles received two artifacts from the Sumerian and Babylonian eras, one of which is 4000 years old."


And the statement continued, "One of the pieces is a fragment of a cuneiform tablet, dating back thousands of years, and it is likely that it was transferred outside Iraq during the looting of the country in the twentieth century."

The Foreign Ministry added that "the second piece is a pamphlet that probably originated in the Babylonian period from 2000-1600 BC, and the inscribed text was used in the ancient Babylonian schools to teach children how to write, and there are only two pamphlets known as the written text."

In the same context, the Iraqi Consul General in Los Angeles, Silwan Sinjari, expressed his thanks and appreciation for the efforts made and the high coordination with the Directorate of Homeland Security Investigations for the purpose of returning the two pieces.

This comes after the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced, last Tuesday, that Washington is in the process of handing over to Baghdad two artifacts dating back more than 4,000 years.

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