This scroll of the Book of Samuel was copied by the same scribe responsible for the famous sectarian text, the Rule of the Community (1QS). It features the use of four dots (tetrapuncta) to represent the Divine Name, reflecting a common scribal practice in the Qumran community.

This scroll of the Book of Samuel was copied by the same scribe responsible for the famous sectarian text, the Rule of the Community (1QS). It features the use of four dots (tetrapuncta) to represent the Divine Name, reflecting a common scribal practice in the Qumran community.

Codex Vaticanus is one of the oldest and most valuable surviving manuscripts of the complete Greek Bible. It has been securely housed in the Vatican Library since at least the late 15th century and is celebrated for its elegant script written on very high-quality vellum.