LanguageHebrew
Earliest Date~175 BC (Mid-2nd Century BC (c. 175–125 BC))
Current LocationRockefeller Museum, Jerusalem
Found LocationQumran, Cave 4
Scribal Context & DetailsWritten on parchment in Hebrew square script, 4Q83 is considered one of the oldest surviving manuscripts of the Book of Psalms, dating back to the Hasmonean period (c. 150 BC). Discovered in Cave 4 at Qumran, it is a key witness to the ancient text of the Psalter.
