Oldest known carved tablet with the 10 commands (well 9 anyway) up for auction
(www.smithsonianmag.com)
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Two links for this one:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/an-ancient-tablet-inscribed-with-nine-of-the-ten-commandments-from-the-book-of-exodus-is-for-sale-180985473/
and
https://www.sothebys.com/en/digital-catalogues/the-ten-commandments
The links explain that one of the commandments "Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain" was replaced with a new directive – to worship on Mount Gerizim, a holy site specific to the Samaritans.
Anyone got a spare million or 2 dollars?
Yeah the tablet wasn't one of the originals, but having that would be incredible.
It does also show how the written word of the Bible can and has changed over the years. Can you imagine removing one of God's commandments to (for example) advertise a local restaurant for Sunday lunch?
Key point that most miss.