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The Dead Sea Scrolls were written on parchment made of processed animal hide known as vellum (approximately 85.5–90.5% of the scrolls), papyrus (estimated at 8–13% of the scrolls), and sheets of bronze composed of about 99% copper and 1% tin (approximately 1.5% of the scrolls).
The content of many scrolls has not yet been fully published. Some resources for more complete information on the scrolls are the book by Emanuel Tov, "Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert" [1] for a complete list of all of the Dead Sea Scroll texts, as well as the online webpages for the Shrine of the Book [2] and the Leon Levy Collection, [3] both of which present photographs ...
A cryptic cup, ancient Jerusalem tunnels and other archaeological finds may help solve who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, according to some scientists. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered more than ...
The Temple Scroll (Hebrew: מגילת המקדש) is the longest of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Among the discoveries at Qumran it is designated: 11QTemple Scroll a (11Q19 [11Q T a ]). It describes a Jewish temple, along with extensive detailed regulations about sacrifices and temple practices.
They are the first new fragments of the 1,900-year-old parchment to be found in archaeological excavations in the desert south of Jerusalem in 60 years.
A cryptic cup, ancient Jerusalem tunnels and other archaeological finds may help solve who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls, according to some scientists. The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered more than ...
Some resources for more complete information on the scrolls are the book by Emanuel Tov, "Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert" [3] for a complete list of all of the Dead Sea Scroll texts, as well as the online webpages for the Shrine of the Book [4] and the Leon Levy Collection, [5] both of which present photographs and images of the scrolls and fragments themselves for closer ...
In the cliffs high above the Dead Sea archaeologists chip away with pick axes, hoping to repeat one of the most sensational discoveries of the last hundred years - the finding of the Dead Sea Scrolls.