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Oldest known 10 Commandments tablet heads to auction
Historic Ten Commandments Tablet to be Auctioned Off and Could Fetch $1 Million or More
The 115-lb. tablet “was unearthed in 1913 during railway excavations along the southern coast of the Land of Israel,” and has an estimated value of $1 million to $2 million. The tablet’s original location “was likely destroyed during either the Roman invasions of 400-600 CE or the later Crusades of the 11th century,” Sotheby’s said.
Sotheby's to Auction Oldest Stone Tablet Inscribed With Ten Commandments
"The Ten Commandments: The earliest surviving inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments, incised during the late Roman-Byzantine era, The Holy Land, (ca. 300–800 CE)," Sotheby's wrote in a description of the product. "The Only Complete Example Of A Ten Commandments Tablet From This Early Period."
Ten Commandments tablet: Ancient relic goes to auction
When first unearthed by construction workers excavating to lay down railroad tracks through the Land of Israel to Egypt in 1913, its historical significance was overlooked, Sotheby’s said. One of those workers took it home and used it as a paving stone in the inner courtyard,
1,500-year-old Ten Commandments tablet set for auction
The tablet has twenty lines of text but only nine of the commandments, with "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord in vain" omitted.
Historic Ten Commandments tablet to be auctioned by Sotheby's
Sotheby's is auctioning off a "vastly important historic artifact," the oldest-known carving of the Ten Commandments dating back approximately 1,500 years.
Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with Ten Commandments to be auctioned
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments, dating from 300 to 800 A.D., will be sold in New York this month.
Oldest known Ten Commandments tablet heads to auction
The oldest known Ten Commandments tablet, inscribed in Paleo-Hebrew and dated from 300–800 AD, will be auctioned in New York on 18 December. Unearthed in the Middle East in 1913 during railroad excavations, it was once used as a paving stone before its historical significance was recognised.
Ten Commandments tablet could fetch $2m after expert saw it being used as paving stone
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments was used as a paving stone at a private home in Israel, where it was exposed to foot traffic before it was discovered by a scholar
Earliest complete stone tablet of the Ten Commandments up for sale
The earliest, complete stone tablet of the Ten Commandments will be auctioned at Sotheby’s New York this month. The tablet is about 1,500 years old.
Ancient tablet carved with Ten Commandments set for auction
A stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments that was carved anywhere between 300 to 800 A.D. will go on the block at Sotheby’s next week, the auction house said.
World's Oldest Ten Commandments Tablet Expected to Sell for Biblical Price at Auction
The world's oldest stone tablet bearing the Ten Commandments is headed to auction. On Dec. 18, Sotheby's will be auctioning off the so-called Yavne Tablet, a 114-pound marble slab engraved with the Ten Commandments in Paleo-Hebrew script.
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