List of manuscripts from Qumran Cave 3

The following is a list of the Dead Sea Scrolls from the cave 3 near Qumran.

List of the manuscripts from Qumran Cave 3
A part of a replica of the Copper Scroll that was found in Qumran Cave 3.
Material	Papyrus, Parchment, and Bronze
Writing	Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Nabataean
Created	Est. 408 BCE to 318 CE
Discovered	1952
Present location	Qumran

Description

Wadi Qumran Cave 3 was discovered on 14 March 1952 by the ASOR team. The cave initially yielded fragments of Jubilees and the Copper Scroll.^[1]

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"^[2] for a complete list of all of the Dead Sea Scroll texts, as well as the online webpages for the Shrine of the Book^[3] and the Leon Levy Collection,^[4] 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 3
3QEzek	Ezekiel	3Q1	Ezekiel 16:31–33	Hebrew	Herodian		[5][6]
3QPs	Psalms	3Q2	Psalm 2:6–7	Hebrew			[7][8]
3QLam	Lamentations	3Q3	Lamentations 1:10–12; 3:53–62	Hebrew			[7][9]
3QpIsa	Pesher on Isaiah	3Q4	Isaiah 1:1	Hebrew	Herodian		[7][10]
3QJub	Jubilees	3Q5		Hebrew	Herodian	Jubilees 23:6–7, 12–13, 23	[7][11]
3QHymn	Unidentified Hymn	3Q6		Hebrew	Herodian	Hymn of Praise	[7][12]
3QTJud(?)	Testament of Judah(?)	3Q7		Hebrew	Herodian	cf. 4Q484, 4Q538	[7][13]
3Q Text Mentioning Angel of Peace		3Q8		Hebrew	Herodian	Text about an Angel of Peace	[7][14]
3QSectarian text		3Q9		Hebrew	Herodian	Possible unidentified Sectarian text	[7][15]
3QUnc	Unidentified	3Q10 3Q11		Hebrew	Hellenistic-Roman	Unclassified fragments	[7]
3QUncA-B	Unclassified fragments	3Q12 3Q13		Aramaic	Hellenistic-Roman	Unclassified fragments	[16]
3QUncC	Unidentified	3Q14		Hebrew?	Hellenistic-Roman	21 unclassified fragments	[17][18]
3QCopScr	The Copper Scroll	3Q15		Hebrew	Roman	Copper plaque mentioning buried treasures	[17][19]

A part of a replica of the Copper Scroll.

See also

• Biblical manuscripts
• Septuagint manuscripts
• List of Hebrew Bible manuscripts

References

1. VanderKam, James C., The Dead Sea Scrolls Today, Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994. pp. 10–11.
2. Tov, Emanuel (2010). Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert. Brill. ISBN 9789047443797.
3. "Shrine Of The Book – The Digital Dead Sea Scrolls".
4. "Leon Levy Collection". Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library. Israel Antiquities Authority. Retrieved 2015-01-22.
5. Fitzmyer 2008, p. 27.
6. 3Q1 at Leon Levy Collection
7. Fitzmyer 2008, p. 28.
8. 3Q2 at Leon Levy Collection
9. 3Q3 at Leon Levy Collection
10. 3Q4 at Leon Levy Collection
11. 3Q5 at Leon Levy Collection
12. 3Q6 at Leon Levy Collection
13. 3Q7 at Leon Levy Collection
14. 3Q8 at Leon Levy Collection
15. 3Q9 at Leon Levy Collection
16. Fitzmyer 2008, pp. 28–29.
17. Fitzmyer 2008, p. 29.
18. 3Q14 at Leon Levy Collection
19. 3Q15 at Leon Levy Collection

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