US orders return of ancient tablet bought by Hobby Lobby

An ancient tablet carved with what is believed to be one of the world’s oldest works of literature has been surrendered to federal authorities after craft retailer Hobby Lobby bought it in 2014.The so-called Gilgamesh Dream Tablet is inscribed with a portion of the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, and was previously housed at Washington D.C.’s Museum of the Bible after Hobby Lobby bought it at auction for $1.6 million, according to NBC News….