Return of Antiquities to Rightful Countries

In July, 1999, Jordan returned to Iraqi authorities more than 1,000 Mesopotamian antiquities seized during a smuggling crackdown (Culture). They included cruciform tablets, statues, incantation bowls, and cylinder seals. An Iraqi archeologist said they filled in gaps in their knowledge of ancient languages and deeds of Mesopotamian monarchs. Also among the returned items was a three-foot-high statue of a Sumerian monarch, but it was impossible to tell which king it depicted because the looters had chopped off its head. The pieces were retrieved by Jordanian police when they stopped a plane about to take off with the stolen antiquities.

Another return by Jordan occurred in August of that year, when they returned to Egyp

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