World's oldest Hebrew Bible sells for $38 million

https://www.dw.com/en/world-s-oldest-hebrew-bible-sells-for-38-million/a-65666539?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#CodexSassoon #HebrewBible

"The oldest most complete Hebrew Bible is on display inIsraeli city of #TelAviv before its sale at an #auction. The #CodexSassoon is thought to have been created about 1,100 years ago by a #scribe in Egypt or the #Levant. It is the earliest surviving example of a single manuscript containing all 24 books of the #HebrewBible with punctuation, vowels, and accents. It will go under the hammer at Sotheby's in New York in May, where it could fetch $30m to $50m (£24m-£41m)." https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65043875

Sotheby's versteigert älteste und bislang vollständigste Hebräische Bibel der Welt
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/kunstmarkt/sotheby-s-versteigert-aelteste-und-bislang-vollstaendigste-hebraeische-bibel-der-welt-18682158.html
#CodexSassoon
#Sotheby

Learned that the venerable #CodexSassoon was owned by the British Rail Pension Fund from 1978-1989. #HebrewBible
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/15/oldest-complete-hebrew-bible-expected-to-break-auction-records

World's oldest Hebrew #Bible is apparently called #CodexSassoon ... Sounds like the name of a #fashion mogel. Makes me want to have a #BibleName competition. https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/worlds-oldest-hebrew-bible-could-fetch-up-50-million-auction-2023-02-15/