The tablet contains a portion of the Gilgamesh epic, a Sumerian epic poem written in cuneiform. It is considered one of the world’s oldest works of epic literature. “Whenever looted cultural property ...
(CNN) — The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament is expected to fetch up to $2 million when it goes up for auction next month. The stone, which dates back ...
THE oldest stone tablet known to hold the inscription of the Ten Commandments is set to fetch up to $2 million after being used as a paving slab. At around 1,500 years old, the marble slab was found ...
The oldest known tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament sold on Wednesday for $5.04 million, more than double its high estimate. The stone, which dates back around 1,500 ...
CORRECTION: A previous version of this article stated that the discovery by Stripling's team could be proof of the true time period of the biblical exodus. It has been corrected to read that the ...
In yet another setback for the Museum of the Bible, federal authorities on Monday began the process of taking ownership of a rare cuneiform tablet, known as the Gilgamesh Dream tablet, that the museum ...
It was called the wave of the future – the recently tapped U.S. ambassador to Switzerland was sworn in last month with her hand not on a paper Bible but on top of a Kindle. Techies called it ...