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SCROLLS FROM THE DEAD SEA:
THE ANCIENT LIBRARY OF QUMRAN AND MODERN SCHOLARSHIP
The Qumran Library
Artifact from the Qumran Site
This artifact from the Qumran Site was on display in the exhibit
at the Library of Congress, May - August 1993. It was provided
courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority. The exhibit
caption (below) provides background on the object and its
relationship with the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Qumran Community, and
its Library.
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IMAGE FILE NAME: inkwel-a.gif (better image, b & w)
IMAGE FILE NAME: inkwel-b.gif (color)
Inkwell
Pottery
Late first century B.C.E.-early first century C.E.
Two inkwells were found at the Qumran excavations, this one
of pottery and another of bronze. They were found in the
vicinity of a large table, which suggested a scriptorium, a room
designated for the copying of manuscripts. It is indeed feasible
that many of the manuscripts were written or copied locally,
although some of the manuscripts may have been written elsewhere.
This cylindrical pottery vessel has a flat base and a small,
circular, rimmed opening at the top for dipping the pen and
topping up the ink. This type of vessel was also found in
excavations in Jerusalem.
I.2179
Height 4.6 cm (1 3/4 in.), diameter 3.9 cm (1 1/2 in.)
Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (73)
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deadsea.scrolls.exhibit rev. 6/18/93 (kde)