The 10 Commandments are for sale

[Jwanon]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lHlSZ9YmBvw

[Tortuga]

They aren't the originals..

[Parale]

 

https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/the-ten-commandments

 

 

 

Edited November 14 by Parale

[Parale]

Apparently the same item was previously sold in 2016 for $850,000

 

 

 

World’s oldest Ten Commandments sold for $850,000

 

The world’s earliest-known complete stone inscription of the Ten Commandments, described as a “national treasure” of Israel, sold at auction in Beverly Hills for $850,000.

 

The auction house said the Israeli Antiquities Authorities approved export of the piece to the United States in 2005. The only condition was that it must be displayed in a public museum.

 

The tablet was one of a number of Biblical artifacts owned by the Living Torah Museum in Brooklyn, New York, that were up for auction.

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/ancient-ten-commandments-sold-at-auction-for-850000/

[Jwanon]

29 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

They aren't the originals..

 

and it's not even from the nation Israel, but from the Samaritans

[Parale]

 

2 minutes ago, Jwanon said:

and it's not even from the nation Israel, but from the Samaritans

 

Translated from the Samaritan dialect of Hebrew, the line-by-line inscription runs as follows:

1. Dedicated in the name of Korach
2 . I will call you to remember for goodness forever
3. God spoke
4 . all these words
5 . saying I am the Lord
5 . your God you shall not have
7 . for yourself other Gods
8 . besides me; you shall not make
9 . for yourself a sculptured image or any likeness;
10 . for I the Lord
11 . your God am an impassioned God;
12 . Remember the Sabbath day
13 . keep it holy; honor
14 . your father and your mother;
15 . you shall not murder; you shall not commit adultery;
16 . you shall not steal; you shall not bear [false witness] against your neighbor
17 . you shall not covet; you shall erect
18 . these stones that
19 . I am commanding you today
20 . on Mount Gerizim rise up to God

 

There is more historical background available here:

 

https://historical.ha.com/itm/judaica/archaeology/judaea-late-roman-byzantine-era-circa-300-830-ce-marble-decalogue-inscription/a/6170-52095.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515