The Jerusalem Post:

Two ancient Jewish inscriptions that were stolen from the Esther Khatoon historical complex in Iran have been discovered and returned to the Jewish shrine, Iranian news agency IRNA reported.

The discovery, in Falavarjan in the Isfahan Province, was carried out by Iranian police and the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicraft Organization, an education and research institution overseeing numerous associated museums and historical sites throughout Iran.

The head of the public relations office of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Isfahan, Shahram Amiri said Wednesday that the two ancient stones have both Hebrew and Persian inscriptions, IRNA reported.

Amiri said that the Hebrew inscription is around 1,000 years old and the Persian one is 400 years old.

He added that the theft was originally reported last summer but the stolen items were only found 10 days ago.

The thieves had not moved the items out of the province as they were waiting for a proper time to sell the ancient stones, IRNA quoted Amiri saying.

The Esther Khatoon complex, located in Pir Bakran, near Falavarjan, is over 2,000 years old.

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