Samaritan Decalogue tablet sells for more that $5m

SOLD! Oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sells for over $5m. Winning bid is far higher than predicted; anonymous buyer will donate Samaritan-linked slab to Israeli institution, while some question its authenticity ("Agencies" and Times of Israel).

All right then. The market has spoken. For more on those specialist reservations about the object's authenticity and date, see here. And follow the links from there for more posts on it, going back to its earlier sale in 2016.

I'm glad the new owner intends to donate it to an Israeli museum. I hope he or she follows through with that. Then there will be better opportunities to address questions of date and authenticity.

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