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Scribal Practices and Approaches Reflected in the Texts Found in the Judean Desert

Tov, Emanuel·2004·BRILL eBooks
DOI 10.1163/9789047414346
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This monograph is written in the form of a handbook on the scribal features of the texts found in the Judean Desert (the Dead Sea Scrolls). It deals in detail with the material, shape, and preparation of the scrolls; scribes and scribal activity; scripts, writing conventions, errors and their correction, scribal signs; scribal traditions; differences between different types of scrolls (e.g., biblical and non-biblical scrolls), the possible existence of scribal schools, such as that at Qumran. In most categories, the analysis is meant to be exhaustive. The detailed analysis is accompanied by tens of tables as well as annotated illustrations and charts of scribal signs. The findings have major implications for the study of the scrolls and the understanding of their relationship to scribal traditions in Israel and elsewhere.

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  • The only preserved evidence for long scrolls pertains to 1QIsa a and 11QT a.

    “At the same time, the only preserved evidence for long scrolls pertains to 1QIsa a and 11QT a .”

    From The Beginning of the Biblical Canon and Ben Sira (2023) · cites this paper as Tov 2004, 74-77

  • 4Q321 inverts the Mesopotamian sequence, listing X, the final visible day of the moon in the preceding month, before dwqh regardless of chronological occurrence.

    “By contrast, 4Q321 inverts this sequence, listing X—the final visible day of the moon in the preceding month—before dwqh, regardless of the chronological occurrence.49”

    From Lunar Calendars, Solar Calendars, and Some Mysterious Phenomena in 4Q321 (4QCalendarical Document/4QMishmarot B) (2025) · cites this paper as [49]

  • 4Q321 inverts this sequence, listing X-the final visible day of the moon in the preceding month-before dwqh, regardless of the chronological occurrence.

    “By contrast, 4Q321 inverts this sequence, listing X—the final visible day of the moon in the preceding month—before dwqh, regardless of the chronological occurrence.49”

    From Lunar Calendars, Solar Calendars, and Some Mysterious Phenomena in 4Q321 (4QCalendarical Document/4QMishmarot B) (2025) · cites this paper as [49]

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Authors
Tov, E.
Corresponding author
Tov, Emanuel
ORCID
Tov, Emanuel
Venue
BRILL eBooks
Publisher
BRILL
Published
2004-01-01
DOI
10.1163/9789047414346
OpenAlex
W595240488
Cited by
299
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.24
Type
book
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Libraries, Manuscripts, and Books
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis
Keywords
scribal practices, Dead Sea Scrolls, Judean Desert, scribal errors, scribal tradition, Qumran, scribes, writing conventions, scribal schools

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