Oldest Known Stone Tablet Inscribed With Ten Commandments Sells for Over $5 Million

Sharon Liberman Mintz, Sotheby's Judaica Specialist, Books & Manuscripts, discusses the oldest complete tablet of the Ten Commandments in New York on Dec. 9, 2024. Richard Drew/AP Photo

NEW YORK—The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday.

Sotheby’s said the 155-pound marble slab was acquired by an anonymous buyer who plans to donate it to an Israeli institution.