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		</div><p>An ancient Babylonian treasure is being returned to Iraq after it was illicitly taken from the country.</p>
<p>The cuneiform kudurru, an official document drawn up on the orders of a Babylonian king, was seized at Heathrow airport in 2012.</p>
<p>It is thought it was being illegally trafficked for the antiquities market, having been taken from Iraq during looting of archaeological sites between 1994 and 2004.</p>
<p>The boundary stone, which would have once been placed in a temple, will go on display at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad, having been identified by experts at the British Museum.</p>
<p>It records gifts such as land given to an individual who has been of service to the crown and contains images representing the moon-god, the sun-god, and Venus.</p>
<p>The stone dates to the reign of Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar I, who reigned from around 1126 to 1103 BC.</p>
<p>About 30cm high, it also contains a list of witnesses to the gift and curses anyone who might dispute it.</p>
<p>Fewer than 200 examples of the type of Babylonian inscribed monument, complete or fragmentary, are known.</p>
<p>The stone was officially handed to the Iraqi Embassy on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Arts, heritage and tourism minister Michael Ellis said: <em>“We are committed to protecting and preserving cultural heritage, both in the UK and across the world, and I am delighted that this important artefact is being returned.”</em></p>
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