Codex Sassoon acquired for ANU Museum of the Jewish People for $38.1 million
The manuscript is the world’s oldest nearly complete copy of the Hebrew Bible. It was handwritten roughly 1,100 years ago on 792 pages of sheepskin.
The Codex Sassoon, the earliest and most complete Hebrew Bible ever discovered which is estimated to sell for between $30 million and $50 million, is displayed at Sotheby's in New York City, New York US, February 15, 2023.(photo credit: REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID)ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA, ASAF SHALEV/JTA
