The Dead Sea Scrolls, (a.k.a. Qumran Caves Scrolls), are ancient Jewish manuscripts from the Second Temple period. They were discovered between 1946 and 1956, at the Qumran Caves on the north-western shore of the Dead Sea. Dating from the 3rd century BC to the 1st century AD, they include the oldest surviving manuscripts of entire books later included in the biblical canons. They also cast light on the emergence of Christianity and of Rabbinic Judaism. Almost all of the scrolls and scroll fragments are housed in the Shrine of the Book at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.
This table provides informational links on the documents found in Cave 5.
Fragment or scroll identifier | Fragment or scroll name | Alternative identifier | English Bible Association | Language | Date/script | Description | Reference |
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5QDeut | Deuteronomy | 5Q1 | Deuteronomy 7:15–24; 8:5–9:2 | Hebrew | Early Hellenistic | [46][364][365] | |
5QKgs | Kings | 5Q2 | 1 Kings 1:1,16–17,27–37 | Hebrew | Hasmonean | [366][367] | |
5QIsa | Isaiah | 5Q3 | Isaiah 40:16,18–19 | Hebrew | Herodian | [366][368] | |
5QAmos | Amos | 5Q4 | Amos 1:2–5 | Hebrew | [366] | ||
5QPs | Psalms | 5Q5 | Psalm 119:99–101,104,113–20,138–42 | Hebrew | Herodian | [366][369] | |
5QLama | Lamentations | 5Q6 | Lamentations 4:5–8,11–16,19–22; 5:1–13,16–17 | Hebrew | Herodian | [366][370] | |
5QLamb | 5Q7 | Lamentations 4:17–20 | Hebrew | Herodian | [366][371] | ||
5QPhyl | Phylactery | 5Q8 | Hebrew | Hellenistic-Roman | Phylactery in its unopened case | [366][372] | |
5QapocrJosh or 5QToponyms | Toponyms | 5Q9 | Hebrew | Herodian | Seven fragments with names of places | [366][373] | |
5QapocrMal | Apocryphon of Malachi | 5Q10 | Hebrew | Hellenistic-Roman | Apocryphon of Malachi | [366][374] | |
5QS | Rule of Community (Serek ha-Yahad) | 5Q11 | Hebrew | Herodian | [366][375] | ||
5QD | Damascus Document | 5Q12 | Hebrew | Herodian | Damascus Document | [366][376] | |
5QRule or 5QRégle | Rule of Community | 5Q13 | Hebrew | Hellenistic-Roman | Fragments related to 1QS | [377][378] | |
5QCurses | Curses | 5Q14 | Hebrew | Herodian | Liturgical compositions with curses | [377][379] | |
5QNJ | New Jerusalem Scroll | 5Q15 | Aramaic | Hellenistic-Roman | Description of the New Jerusalem | [377][380] | |
5QUnid | Unidentified | 5Q16–5Q24 | Hebrew | Hellenistic-Roman | Unidentified fragments | [377] | |
5QUnc | Unclassified | 5Q25 | Hebrew | Hellenistic-Roman | Unclassified fragments | [377][381] |