Dead Seas Scrolls Naming Convention

The Dead Sea Scrolls Naming Convention is an agreed-upon nomenclature used by Dead Sea Scroll Scholars to help define the existing documents for further study. Wherein the first character defines where the scroll originated, the second character identifies the location within the origin location, the third string helps summarize what is in the scroll, and the final superscript defines what grouping is to be used.

A Simple Example

The simplest example of this nomenclature is the one used by 1QIsa^a .

This is broken down as follows:

• 1 - Found in Qumran Cave 1
• Q - means if was found in the area of Qumran
• Isa - means it was based upon the biblical book of Isaiah .
• ^a - means it was the first iteration of the book of Isaiah.