A Database of Post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments
Since 2002, more than 100 "new" Dead Sea Scrolls-like fragments have appeared on the antiquities market. The researchers in the Lying Pen of Scribes have made great efforts in cataloguing these fragments.
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A Database of Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibitions in the 20th and 21st Centuries
The 20th and 21st centuries have seen more than 160 different exhibitions featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls across the globe.
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The Dead Sea Scrolls Inventory Project
In 1988, the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center in Claremont initiated the Dead Sea Scrolls Inventory project to make a complete inventory of the Dead Sea Scroll documents, photographs, and museum inventory numbers.
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Colours
The colours of the Dead Sea fragments have been described in many different ways. Hilda Deborah and Signe M. Hægeland have catalogued these descriptions in this database.
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Munsell 10YR Soil Color Chart under Various Light Source
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A Database of Post-2002 Dead Sea Scrolls-like Fragments

Since 2002, more than 100 “new” Dead Sea Scrolls-like fragments have appeared on the antiquities market. The researchers in the Lying Pen of Scribes have made great efforts in cataloguing these fragments.

A Database of Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibitions in the 20th and 21st Centuries

The 20th and 21st centuries have seen more than 160 different exhibitions featuring the Dead Sea Scrolls across the globe.

The Dead Sea Scrolls Inventory Project

In 1988, the Ancient Biblical Manuscript Center in Claremont initiated the Dead Sea Scrolls Inventory project to make a complete inventory of the Dead Sea Scroll documents, photographs, and museum inventory numbers.

The Colors of the Dead Sea Fragments

The colours of the Dead Sea fragments have been described in many different ways. Hilda Deborah and Signe M. Hægeland have catalogued these descriptions in this database.

Munsell 10YR Soil Color Chart under Various Light Source

This Munsell soil color chart (10YR) has been used to describe the colors of the Dead Sea fragments, e.g., in DJD 36. This database provides a visualization for the color chart under various light sources. It is aimed to show that documenting colors as we observe them is affected by the illumination under which the observation is carried out.