The principal treasure of ths department, however, is the Stele of Hammurabi (1792—1750 B.C.), king of the first Babylonian kingdom, a basalt cylinder 2.25m/7ft 5in. inscribed with Hammurabi′s laws written in Akkadian in cuneiform script.

Whatever does it matter now?

Their curses could be heard late into the evening, when one by one they would climb into dilapidated clown cars and speed away.

[A]ll athvvart there came / A poſt from VVales, loden vvith heauy nevves, […]