Ancient Stone Tablet of the Ten Commandments Fetches Over $5 Million at Sotheby’s Auction
The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for $5.04 million at a Sotheby’s auction, exceeding expectations. Weighing 52 kilograms and possibly 1,500 years old, the tablet was discovered in 1913 but was misidentified for decades. Its inscription closely resembles the biblical Exodus text but omits one commandment. Experts express caution over the tablet’s authenticity, despite Sotheby’s claiming it was rigorously vetted by specialists.