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.

For thirty years, the plaque served as a paving stone at the entrance of a house, with the inscription facing up and exposed to foot traffic.

(CNN) – The oldest-known tablet with the 10 Commandments from the Old Testament inscribed on it is going up for auction. Sotheby’s officials said it could go for $2 million. The religious rock dates back about 1,500 years, weighs 115 pounds and stands 2 feet tall.

Next month, the auction house will offer the oldest inscribed stone tablet of the Ten Commandments, dating back to 300 to 800 C.E. The 1,500-year-old artifact is expected to fetch up to $2 million during the single-lot sale on December 18.

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It’s heading to the land of milk and money. We could see a bidding war of biblical proportions. A 1,500-year-old stone tablet engraved with the oldest known inscription of the Ten Commandments will hit the auction block at Sotheby’s New York next month.

The oldest inscribed tablet of the Ten Commandments is set to be auctioned. Estimated to fetch $1-2m, it once spent thirty years as a paving stone at the entrance to a local home, with the inscription facing upwards and exposed to foot traffic.