Oldest Known Stone Tablet Inscribed With Ten Commandments to Be Auctioned

Oldest Known Stone Tablet Inscribed With Ten Commandments to Be Auctioned
Sharon Liberman Mintz discusses the oldest complete tablet of the Ten Commandments that is displayed at Sotheby's, in New York on Dec. 9, 2024. Richard Drew/AP Photo
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NEW YORK—The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments, dating from 300–800 A.D., will be sold in New York this month, Sotheby’s auction house said.

The 155-pound marble slab inscribed with the commandments in Paleo-Hebrew script will be auctioned on Dec. 18.