PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TEXTS


The quality of preservation of the DSS varies greatly. Texts range from complete scrolls...

BK 2PHYS00: ISA 38 %

...to mostly intact...

OH 2PHYS01: JONAH 4 %

...to large chunks...


BK 2PHYS02: DAN2 DX % BK 2PHYS03: DEUT 24 (1154) %

...to medium fragments...

BK 2PHYS: EZEK 10 DX %

...to confetti.

BK 2PHYS05: SMALL FRAGMENTS (CONFETTI) %BK 2PHYS05: SMALL FRAGMENTS (CONFETTI) %


The preservation quality of the writing also varies greatly, from good...

BK 2PHYS: LEV PHEB (GOOD COND) %BK 2PHYS: PSA 50 (?), CLOSE %BK 2PHYS04: EZEK 10 CLOSE %

...to fair...

BK 2PHYS: GEN 1 DX (SEE 972A) %

...to poor.

BK 2PHYS: PHEB POOR TEXT %BK 2PHYS: PHEB POORLY PRESERVED HIGH CONTRAST %

BK 2PHYS: POOR COND PAPYRUS %


In some texts the ink has eaten through the fragment.

BK 2PHYS: POOR COND TEXT, INK BURNED HOLES %

Most texts, though, are medium-sized fragments like the following.

BK 2PHYS: EXOD HOLE IN TEXT %?? 2PHYS: PSA 49-52 %

6. THE DIVINE NAME AND THE SCROLLS

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