22. This Tablet Has the World’s Oldest Known Myth
The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the world’s oldest literary pieces, being at least 3600 years old — that’s how old this cuneiform tablet is. This tablet is known as the “Dream Tablet” because it contains the part of the story where Gilgamesh explains a dream he had to his mother. Like far too many artifacts, people illegally sold it several times, ultimately ending up with Hobby Lobby’s Museum of the Bible. Because the ancient treasure was illegal, Hobby Lobby had to relinquish it in 2019.
