Dead Sea Scroll complete with the Ten Commandments on display in Israel for the first time

As part of the museum's 'A Brief History of Humankind' many noted historical artifacts will be displayed.

The very rare 2000-year-old Dead Sea Scrolls will be displayed at an Israel Museum in Jerusalem as part of the "A Brief History of Humankind" exhibit. The oldest complete copy of the Ten Commandments was only briefly encountered on exhibits abroad, according to Pnina Shor of the Israel Antiques Authority. Due to its fragile condition, the Dead Sea Scroll will only be displayed for two weeks and then will return to the meticulously controlled storage facility.

MUNTINLUPA, PHILIPPINES (Catholic Online) - Discovered near the Dead Sea east of Jerusalem as part of the most ancient Biblical manuscript ever, the scroll contains the infamous Ten Commandments and is one of the 14 ancient objects that span over hundreds of thousands years displayed in the exhibit.

"When you are thinking about universal law, the universal principle of ethics, this is the first law that comes to your mind," said Tania Coen-Uzzielli, the exhibit curator.

Among the ancient artifacts displayed are the tools used in elephant hunting about 1.5 million years ago.

The exhibit also includes the oldest known remains of a communal bonfire 800,000-years-ago, skulls from the oldest family burial remains and the world's oldest complete sickle, 9,000-years-old, that illustrates the transition of humankind settings, from the hunting and gathering to land development settlements.  

On loan to the museum, a 5000-year-old tablet from Mesopotamia is also on display, as well as coins from 27,000-years-ago found in lands now known as Turkey.

Albert Einstein's original manuscript of his Theory of relativity is also highlighted in the display. The exhibit marks the 50th anniversary of the museum.

"After only 50 years, we may be one of only a very few museums worldwide that can tell such a broad story from its own holdings," said museum director James Snyder.

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