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4Q240

4Q240 ( or 4QCanta) is believed to be a commentary (or pesher) on the Song of Songs, also known as 'Canticles'. Written in Hebrew, it was found in Cave 4 at Qumran in the Judean Desert and comprises part of the Dead Sea Scrolls. From its palaeography (script) it has been identified as being early-Herodian.

Location Included in Milik's original list, but this fragment has never been located.

See also List of Hebrew Bible manuscripts Dead Sea Scrolls 4Q106 4Q107 4Q108 4QMMT 6Q6 Tanakh at Qumran

References

External links "The Dead Sea Scrolls and Why They Matter" – 4Q240 in Biblical Archaeology Review

Tags

  • 1st-century BC biblical manuscripts
  • Archaeology stubs
  • Bible stubs
  • Corpus linguistics stubs
  • Dead Sea Scrolls
  • Manuscript stubs
  • Song of Songs