Sotheby's to auction the oldest inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments

The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments, dating from 300 to 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 December 18.The text inscribed on the slab follows the Biblical verses familiar to Christian and Jewish traditions but omits the third commandment against taking the name of the Lord in vain.

Sotheby’s is estimating that the tablet will be auctioned for $1 million to $2 million.