Any artifact that is biblical is kept under a tight watch. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church claims it to be housed within a treasury near the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion, with a simple fence in the way.
It is believed that this Chapel contains the wooden chest clad with gold containing two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. It is believed that the real Ark of the Covenant was transported to Ethiopia via divine assistance.
Recent publications have asserted that the ark spent many years in Egypt before being sent to Ethiopia via the Nile River. In 2009, the patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ethiopia said he would announce the unveiling of the Ark. The following day he changed his mind, while asserting its existence.
