DISCOVERIES IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT: XVIII

DISCOVERIES IN THE JUDAEAN DESERT: XVIII

QUMRAN CAVE 4

XIII

THE DAMASCUS DOCUMENT

(4Q266-273)




BY

JOSEPH M. BAUMGARTEN

ON THE BASIS OF TRANSCRIPTIONS

BY JOZEF T. MILIK

WITH CONTRIBUTIONS BY

STEPHEN PFANN AND ADA YARDENI

CLARENDON PRESS: OXFORD

1996



CONTENTS

TABLE OF PLATES

FOREWORD

PREFACE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

SIGLA

4Q266-273: Introduction

4QDamascus Document a (Pls. I-XVII)

4QDamascus Document b (Pls. XVIII-XXI)

4QDamascus Document c (Pl. XXII)

4QDamascus Document d (Pls. XXIII-XXV)

4QDamascus Document e (Pls. XXVI-XXXVI)

4QDamascus Document f (Pls. XXXVII-XXXIX)

4QDamascus Document g (Pl. XL)

4QpapDamascus Document h (Pls. XLI-XLII)

CONCORDANCE

PLATES I-XLII

ix

xi

xiii

xv

xix

1

23

95

115

123

137

169

185

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199