5472 x 3648 px | 46,3 x 30,9 cm | 18,2 x 12,2 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
8 marzo 2016
Altre informazioni:
Qumran (Hebrew: קומראן; Arabic: خربة قمران Khirbet Qumran) is an archaeological site in the West Bank managed by Israel's Qumran National Park and situated not far from the shores of the Dead Sea. Since the discovery of the first Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947-1956, extensive excavations have taken place in Qumran and almost 900 scrolls are so far discovered. Most were written on parchment and some on papyrus. Many scholars believe the location was home to a Jewish sect, probably the Essenes, but the rules of the community, its heavy stress on priesthood and the Zadokite legacy, and other details indicate may be a Sadducean-oriented sect either distinct from or one of the various Essene groupings
