DamascusDocumentBritDamesek4Q271(Df)ParchmentCopiedlatefirstcenturyB.C.E.Height10.9cm(41/4in.),length9.3cm(35/8in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(1)TheDamascusDocumentisacollectionofrulesandinstructionsreflectingthepracticesofasectariancommunity.Itincludestwoelements.ThefirstisanadmonitionthatimploresthecongregationtoremainfaithfultothecovenantofthosewhoretreatedfromJudeatothe"LandofDamas...[
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SongsoftheSabbathSacrificeShirot`Olatha-Shabbat4Q403(ShirShabbd)ParchmentCopiedmid-firstcenturyB.C.E.Height18cm(7in.),length19cm(71/2in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(9)[
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SongsoftheSabbathSacrificeShirot`Olatha-Shabbat4Q403(ShirShabbd)ParchmentCopiedmid-firstcenturyB.C.E.Height18cm(7in.),length19cm(71/2in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(9)TheSongsoftheSabbathSacrifice,alsoknownasthe"AngelicLiturgy,"isaliturgicalworkcomposedofthirteenseparatesections,oneforeachofthefirstthirteenSabbathsoftheyear.Thesongsevokeangelicpraiseandelaborateonangelicpries...[
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LeviticusVa-Yikrah11Q1(PaleoLev)ParchmentCopiedlatesecondcentury-earlyfirstcenturyB.C.E.Height10.9cm(41/4in.),length100.2cm(391/2in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(4)[
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LeviticusVa-Yikrah11Q1(PaleoLev)ParchmentCopiedlatesecondcentury-earlyfirstcenturyB.C.E.Height10.9cm(41/4in.),length100.2cm(391/2in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(4)Thisscrollwasdiscoveredin1956,whenagroupofTa`amirehBedouinhappenedonCave11,butitwasfirstunrolledfourteenyearslater,attheIsraelMuseuminJerusalem.Inscribedinthescrollarepartsofthefinalchapters(22-27)ofLeviticus,thethirdbookinth...[
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PrayerForKingJonathanTefillahli-ShlomoshelYonatanha-Melekh4Q448ParchmentCopiedbetween103-76B.C.E.Height17.8cm(7in.),length9.5cm(33/4in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(2)
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PrayerForKingJonathanTefillahli-ShlomoshelYonatanha-Melekh4Q448ParchmentCopiedbetween103-76B.C.E.Height17.8cm(7in.),length9.5cm(33/4in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(2)TheKingJonathanmentionedinthistextcanbenoneotherthanAlexanderJannaeus,amonarchoftheHasmoneandynastywhoruledJudeafrom103to76B.C.E.ThediscoveryofaprayerforthewelfareofaHasmoneankingamongtheQumrantextsisunexpectedbecausetheco...[
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HoseaCommentaryPesherHoshe`a4Q166(4QpHosa)ParchmentCopiedlatefirstcenturyB.C.E.Height17.5cm(67/8in.),length16.8cm(65/8in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(6)[
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HoseaCommentaryPesherHoshe`a4Q166(4QpHosa)ParchmentCopiedlatefirstcenturyB.C.E.Height17.5cm(67/8in.),length16.8cm(65/8in.)CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(6)Thistextisacommentary,or"pesher,"onthepropheticbiblicalversesfromthebookofHosea(2:8-14).TheversepresentedherereferstotherelationofGod,thehusband,toIsrael,theunfaithfulwife.Inthecommentary,theunfaithfuloneshavebeenledastrayby"themanofthe...[
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EnochHanokhFragmentAheight17.5cm(67/8in.),length17.5cm(67/8in.)FragmentBheight6.4cm(21/2in.),length6.9cm(211/16in.)4Q201(Enara)ParchmentCopiedca.200-150B.C.E.CourtesyoftheIsraelAntiquitiesAuthority(11)[
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