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Some of those objects were granted to the institute by the Iranian government for their role in the excavation, were lent to the museum for study, with the understanding that they would eventually be returned, said Gil Stein, the institute's director. Mr. Stein said it took decades for scholars at the Oriental Institute to decipher the tablets. When Mr. Stein went to work a few days later he got a surprise.