Category Archives: Dead Sea Scrolls

Radiocarbon Analysis of Papyrus and Parchment Manuscripts: A List

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Brent Nongbri

It occurs to me that it would be useful to have (as complete as possible) a list of papyrus and parchment manuscripts that have been subjected to radiocarbon analysis. I have tried to arrange this list chronologically by the date … Continue reading →

Posted in Cologne Mani Codex, Crosby-Schøyen Codex, Dead Sea Scrolls, Glazier Codex, P.Sapph. Obbink, Radiocarbon analysis | 11 Comments

Better Images of the Dead Sea Scrolls at the Vatican

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Brent Nongbri

I mentioned in a post in 2021 that the Vatican Museum had on display two small fragments of animal hide with Hebrew letters that are identified as “inscribed fragments of Qumran scrolls.” They were donated in 2001 from the personal … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Market, Dead Sea Scrolls | 1 Comment

The Strange “nu” Story of 7Q5

Posted on March 19, 2022 by Brent Nongbri

Someone has done a real number on the Wikipedia page for 7Q5. [[Update 20 March 2022: I see that a good citizen has cleaned up some of the Wikipedia page. The version I cited is here. Let’s hope the page … Continue reading →

Posted in 7Q5, Dead Sea Scrolls, José O'Callaghan | 11 Comments

New Article on the Dead Sea Scrolls said to come from Cave 1Q

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Brent Nongbri

I’m happy to report that the first 2022 issue of Harvard Theological Review contains my article on the Dead Sea Scrolls said to come from Cave 1 at Qumran: “How the ‘Jerusalem Scrolls’ Became the Dead Sea Scrolls from Qumran … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Market, Archaeological context, Dead Sea Scrolls, Khalil Eskander Shahin (Kando) | 1 Comment

The Dead Sea Scrolls of New Jersey

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Brent Nongbri

It is well known that a few of the best preserved Dead Sea Scrolls spent some time in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s.  The Syrian Archbishop Mar Athanasius Yeshue Samuel brought four scrolls to the US in … Continue reading →

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Dead Sea Scrolls at the Vatican

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Brent Nongbri

A visit to the Vatican Museums almost always yields something new. You can never know which rooms will be open, so occasionally there is the pleasant surprise of getting to see material that is usually hidden away. There are also … Continue reading →

Posted in Antiquities Dealers and Collectors, Antiquities Market, Archaeological context, Dead Sea Scrolls | 8 Comments

A Dead Sea Scrolls Photo Shoot from the 1950s

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Brent Nongbri

Among the PAM negatives of the Dead Sea Scrolls, there is a short sequence of photos that puzzled me when I encountered them last year. The photos occur in a sequence taken in June 1956, PAM 42.139-141. They are described … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Sea Scrolls, Khalil Eskander Shahin (Kando) | 13 Comments

Mr. Spock and Qumran

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Brent Nongbri

Thanks to Stephen Goranson for drawing my attention to an episode of the television show “In Search of…” that aired on 9 February 1978. The topic of this episode, narrated by Leonard Nimoy, was the Dead Sea Scrolls. The content … Continue reading →

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Two Unheralded Excavators of Cave 1 at Qumran: Ibrahim Asuli and Mohamed Mustafa

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Brent Nongbri

In spare moments, I continue to work on the manuscripts generally associated with Cave 1 at Qumran. I’ve become very interested in the photographs of the excavations of Cave 1. Both Gerald Lankester Harding and Ovid R. Sellers took pictures … Continue reading →

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Trever’s Photos of the Cave 1 Scrolls Freely Available Online

Posted on July 16, 2020 by Brent Nongbri

I’ve written before on this blog about the dispersion of libraries, and I have another instance to report. The Claremont School of Theology has begun the process of merging with Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. As a part of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Dead Sea Scrolls | 9 Comments