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culture2 years ago•1 min saved

1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible sells for record-breaking $38.1 million at auction.

A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible, known as the Codex Sassoon, has sold for $38m in New York and will be placed in the Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. The manuscript is one of the world's oldest surviving biblical manuscripts and contains a nearly complete Hebrew Bible. The purchase was made by Alfred H Moses, a former US ambassador to Romania, on behalf of the American Friends of ANU. The Codex Sassoon was sold by Sotheby's and is one of the highest prices for a manuscript sold at auction.

via Al Jazeera English|

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arts-and-culture2 years ago•3 min saved

"Rare Hebrew Bible Fetches Record-Breaking $38.1 Million at Auction"

The Codex Sassoon, the oldest nearly complete Hebrew Bible known to survive, was sold at Sotheby's for $38.1 million to the American Friends of ANU - Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, thanks to a donation from former ambassador Alfred H. Moses and his family. The Codex Sassoon will be donated to the museum and be part of the core exhibition. The volume includes all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, minus about eight leaves, and researchers have dated it to the late ninth or early 10th century, making it the oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible known to exist.

via The New York Times|

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