The tablet, inscribed with Paleo-Hebrew script and dating from C.E. 300-800, contains nine of the Ten Commandments and emphasizes the need to worship on Mount Gerizim.
The marble slab, unearthed in 1913 and weighing 115 pounds, was poorly recognized for decades, even being repurposed as part of a local home's entrance.
Richard Austin, Sotheby’s Global Head of Books & Manuscripts, highlighted the tablet’s importance by stating it serves as a tangible link to the beliefs shaping Western civilization.
Despite being incomplete, with one commandment missing, the tablet's rarity and historical value have led Sotheby’s to open bidding at $1 million USD.
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