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Object Name |
(IIQPsa) THE PSALM SCROLL OF QUMRAN |
Object ID# |
MC 0658 |
Date |
37 BC-73 AD |
Description |
This impressive scroll is a liturgical collection of psalms and hymns, comprising parts of forty-one biblical psalms (chiefly from chapters 101-50), in non-canonical sequence and with variations in detail. It also presents apocryphal psalms (previously unknown hymns) as well as a prose passage about the psalms composed by King David: "…And the total was 4,050. All these he composed through prophecy, which was given him from before the most High" (IIQPsa 27:10-11). The scroll’s script is of fine quality, with the letters carefully drawn in the Jewish book-hand style of the Herodian period. The Tetragrammaton (the four-letter divine name) is inscribed in the paleo-Hebrew script. On palaeographic grounds the manuscrip[t is dated between AD 30 and 50. |
Medium |
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Metzger Location |
Gallery |
Location of Original |
The Israel Antiquities Authority Jerusalem |
Dimensions Details |
Length: 680 mm Width: 135 mm |