List of manuscripts from Qumran Cave 6

List of the manuscripts from Qumran Cave 6
A view of part of the Temple Scroll that was found in Qumran Cave 11.
MaterialParchment
WritingHebrew
CreatedEst. 408 BCE to 318 CE
Discovered1952
Present locationQumran

The following is a list of the Dead Sea Scrolls from the cave 6 near Qumran.

Description

Wadi Qumran Cave 6 was discovered alongside Cave 5 in 1952, shortly after the discovery of Cave 4. Cave 6 contained fragments of about 31 manuscripts.[1][2][3]

List of manuscripts

Some resources for more complete information on the Dead Sea Scrolls are the book by Emanuel Tov, "Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert"[4] for a complete list of all of the Dead Sea Scroll texts, as well as the online webpages for the Shrine of the Book[5] and the Leon Levy Collection,[6] both of which present photographs and images of the scrolls and fragments themselves for closer study. Information is not always comprehensive, as content for many scrolls has not yet been fully published.

Fragment or scroll identifier Fragment or scroll name Alternative identifier English Bible Association Language Date/script Description Reference

Qumran Cave 6

6QpaleoGen Genesis 6Q1 Genesis 6:13–21 Hebrew Early Hellenistic; Palaeo-Hebrew script [7][8]
6QpaleoLev Leviticus 6Q2 Leviticus 8:12–13 Hebrew Early Hellenistic; Palaeo-Hebrew script [7][9]
pap6QDeut or 6QpapDeut(?) Deuteronomy 6Q3 Deuteronomy 26:19 Hebrew Hellenistic-Roman A few letters of Deuteronomy 26:19 on papyrus [7][10][11]
6QpapKgs Kings 6Q4 1 Kings 3:12–14; 12:28–31; 22:28–31; 2 Kings 5:26; 6:32; 7:8–10,20; 8:1–5; 9:1–2; 10:19–21 Hebrew Hasmonean Made up of 94 Fragments. [7][12]
pap6QPs or 6QpapPs(?) Psalms 6Q5 Psalm 78:36–37 Hebrew Herodian [13][14]
6QCant Song of Songs 6Q6 Song of Songs 1:1–7 Hebrew Herodian [13][15]
6QpapDan Daniel 6Q7 Daniel 8:20–21; 10:8–16; 11:33–36,38; 8:16–17 Hebrew Herodian 13 papyrus fragments. [13][16]
6QpapGiants or pap6QEnGiants Book of Giants from Enoch 6Q8 Aramaic Herodian Part of the "Book of Giants" [13][17]
6Qpap apocrSam-Kgs or pap6QapocrSam/Kgs Apocryphon on Samuel–Kings 6Q9 Hebrew Hasmonean Samuel–Kings apocryphon. Written on papyrus. [13][18]
6QpapaProph or pap6QProph Unidentified prophetic fragment 6Q10 Hebrew Hasmonean Prophetic text. Written in papyrus [13][19]
6QAllegory Allegory of the Vine 6Q11 Hebrew Herodian Fragment containing an Allegory mentioning a vine [13][20]
6QapProph An apocryphal prophecy 6Q12 Herodian [13][21]
6QPriestProph Priestly Prophecy 6Q13 Herodian A priestly prophecy [13][22]
6Q Apocalypse Apocalyptic text 6Q14 Aramaic Herodian Two fragments with apocalyptic text [13][23]
6QD Damascus Document 6Q15 Hebrew Herodian Damascus Document 4:19–21; 5:13–14,18–21; 6:1–2,20–21; 7:1 [13][24]
6QpapBened or pap6QBen papBenediction 6Q16 Herodian Blessings related 1QSb. On papyrus [25][26]
6QCalDoc Calendrical Document 6Q17 Herodian Calendric fragment [25][27]
pap6QHymn Hymn 6Q18 Herodian Fragment of a hymn, related to 1QM [25][28]
6Q Text Related to Genesis Genesis 6Q19 Possibly from Genesis Aramaic Herodian Related to Genesis 10:6,20 [25][29]
6QDeut(?) Deuteronomy 6Q20 Possibly from Deuteronomy Hebrew Hellenistic-Roman Related to Deuteronomy 11:10 [25][30]
6QfrgProph or 6Q Prophetic Text Possibly prophetic text 6Q21 Hebrew Herodian Prophetic fragment containing 5 words. [25][31]
pap6QUnidA Unclassified fragments 6Q22 Hebrew Herodian [25][32]
pap6QUnidA ar Unclassified fragments 6Q23 Aramaic Herodian Related to "Words of the Book of Michael" [25][33]
6QUnidB Unclassified fragments 6Q24 Hebrew Hellenistic-Roman [25][34]
6QUnidB Unclassified fragments 6Q25 Aramaic Herodian [25][35]
6QUnidB or 6QpapAccount or Contract Accounts or contracts 6Q26 Aramaic Hellenistic-Roman [25][36]
6QUnidB Unclassified fragments 6Q27–6Q28 Hebrew Hellenistic-Roman [25]
6QpapProv Proverbs 6Q30 Proverbs 11:4b–7a,10b Hebrew Roman Single six-line fragment [25][37]
6QUnidB Unclassified fragments 6Q31 Aramaic Herodian [25][38]

See also

References

  1. ^ VanderKam, James C., The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. pp. 10–11.
  2. ^ Garcia Martinez, Florentino and Tigchelaar, Eibert. The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition. Vol. 1. 1999.
  3. ^ Fritzmyer, Joseph. A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature. 2008.
  4. ^ Tov, Emanuel (2010). Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert. Brill. ISBN 9789047443797.
  5. ^ "Shrine Of The Book – The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls".
  6. ^ "Leon Levy Collection". Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library. Israel Antiquities Authority. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
  7. ^ a b c d Fitzmyer 2008, pp. 104, 106.
  8. ^ 6Q1 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  9. ^ 6Q2 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  10. ^ OakTree Software, Inc. Accordance 10: Bible Software. 2008.
  11. ^ 6Q3 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  12. ^ 6Q4 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Fitzmyer 2008, p. 107.
  14. ^ 6Q5 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  15. ^ 6Q6 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  16. ^ 6Q7 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  17. ^ 6Q8 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  18. ^ 6Q9 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  19. ^ 6Q10 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  20. ^ 6Q11 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  21. ^ 6Q12 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  22. ^ 6Q13 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  23. ^ 6Q14 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  24. ^ 6Q15 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Fitzmyer 2008, p. 108.
  26. ^ 6Q16 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  27. ^ 6Q17 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  28. ^ 6Q18 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  29. ^ 6Q19 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  30. ^ 6Q20 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  31. ^ 6Q21 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  32. ^ 6Q22 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  33. ^ 6Q23 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  34. ^ 6Q24 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  35. ^ 6Q25 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  36. ^ 6Q26 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  37. ^ 6Q30 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library
  38. ^ 6Q31 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library

Bibliography

  • Fitzmyer, Joseph A. (2008). A Guide to the Dead Sea Scrolls and Related Literature. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. ISBN 9780802862419.

External links

  • A Catalog of Biblical Passages in the Dead Sea Scrolls by David Washburn, 2002
  • Textual Criticism: Recovering the Text of the Hebrew Bible by Peter Kyle McCarter, 1986
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