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.

One of the most extensive and famous Hebrew manuscripts discovered in Qumran Cave 4, preserving large portions of the Books of Samuel. It is written in a beautiful Herodian script and provides a vital link in understanding how scripture was copied and preserved in antiquity.

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.