A tablet of the 10 commandments, 300-800 CE with Estimate 1,000,000 - 2,000,000 USD will be auctioned at Sotheby's on December 18 . There is currently a bid of $1,000,000
THE TEXT OF THE YAVNE TABLET
Translated from Hebrew, the line-by-line inscription runs as follows:
- Dedicated in the name of Korach
- I will call you to remember for goodness forever
- God spoke
- all these words
- saying I am the Lord
- your God you shall not have
- for yourself other Gods
- besides me; you shall not make
- for yourself a sculptured image or any likeness;
- for I the Lord
- your God am an impassioned God;
- Remember the Sabbath day
- keep it holy; honor
- your father and your mother;
- you shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery;
- you shall not steal; you shall not bear [false witness] against your neighbor
- you shall not covet; you shall erect
- these stones that
- I am commanding you today
- on Mount Gerizim rise up to God