A cuneiform tablet recently retrieved from Lebanon is displayed at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
BAGHDAD, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Iraq Museum, the national museum of Iraq, on Tuesday displayed the looted artifacts which were recently retrieved from abroad.
Iraqi authorities on Monday announced that it retrieved from Lebanon 337 ancient antiques looted after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, including 331 cuneiform tablets dating back to the Akkadian Empire and other early dynasties more than 4,000 years ago.
Retrieved artifacts are displayed at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
A visitor looks at the retrieved artifacts displayed at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Looted Iraqi antiques returned by Lebanon are on display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Looted Iraqi antiques returned by Lebanon are on display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Looted Iraqi antiques returned by Lebanon are on display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, on Feb. 8, 2022. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
Looted Iraqi antiques are handed over to the Iraqi Embassy in Lebanon at the National Museum of Beirut, Lebanon, on Feb. 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich)■
