It is one of only two surviving codices from that period of history that comprise “almost the entire Hebrew Bible,” Sotheby’s says. The other, known as the Aleppo Codex, dates from 930 but ...

The Codex Sassoon is the the earliest most complete Hebrew Bible, which dates back to the late 9th or early 10th century, and contains all 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, but is missing 12 leaves.

The Codex Sassoon is more than 1,000 years old, dating from the late 9th or early 10th century, and sold for $38.1 million at Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday.

The Codex Sassoon’s 792 pages make up around 92% of the Hebrew Bible. These venerable manuscripts were protected and treasured by Syrian Jewish communities for centuries until the 20th century.

The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million.. For the record: The price ...

A Bible believed to date back to the late 9th or early 10th century, known as the Codex Sassoon, was purchased for $38.1 million on Wednesday. The Codex Sassoon is the most valuable book ever sold ...

The Codex Sassoon, however, represents a key advance in recording technology: While the ancient Hebrew Bible was written using consonants only, medieval scribes known as the Masoretes developed ...

Codex Sassoon, oldest near-complete Hebrew Bible, displayed in Israel after Oct. 7 delay. Story by Rossella Tercatin • 17m. O n October 5, 2023, an El Al flight from New York touched down in ...

NEW YORK — A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible that is one of the world's oldest surviving biblical manuscripts sold for $38 million in New York on Wednesday. The Codex Sassoon, a leather-bound ...

JTA) A 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible became the most expensive book ever sold when it drew a price of $38.1 million at auction at Sotheby’s in New York City. The buyer of the item, known as the ...

The Codex Sassoon, which dates back more than a thousand years, could break records when it hits the auction block in May. Oldest Hebrew Bible Could Be Most Expensive Historical Document Ever ...