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Scroll
The Great Isaiah Scroll (1QIsa a)
1 of 1(Great Isaiah Scroll)
LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~150 BC (Mid- to Late 2nd Century BC)
Current LocationShrine of the Book, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 1
Scribal Context & Details
Discovered in 1947 by Bedouin shepherds in Qumran Cave 1, the Great Isaiah Scroll is the largest and best-preserved of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Consisting of 17 sheets of parchment sewn together, it contains the entire Book of Isaiah in Hebrew and is approximately 1,000 years older than any other surviving complete manuscript of the book.