Material and Digital Reconstruction of Fragmentary Dead Sea Scrolls : The Case of 4Q418a /

Material and Digital Reconstruction of Fragmentary Dead Sea Scrolls : The Case of 4Q418a /

This book presents an innovative and comprehensive method for reconstructing fragmentary scrolls in a digital environment. The method enables extracting maximum information from the fragments. It is exemplified on the scroll 4Q418a, a fragmentary copy of Instruction.

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Main Authors: Ben-Dov, Jonathan (Author), Gayer, Asaf (Author), Ratzon, Eshbal (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2022.

Series: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah ; 136.

Subjects:

Dead Sea scrolls > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Qumran community.

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Call Number: BM175.Q6

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Copyright page /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Acknowledgements /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Tables and Figures /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Introduction The Present Volume /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 1 Collecting the Materials /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 2 Margin of Error /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 3 Image Manipulation /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 4 Scaling the Images /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 5 Removing the Background /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 6 Finding Information on the Verso /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 7 Finding Wads /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 8 Reading and Text Reconstruction /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 9 Recreating Single Columns Based on Fragments and Parallels /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 10 Font /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Appendix 1 Experiment for Validating the Use of a Custom-Made Font /
  • Eshbal Ratzon , Einat Tamir , and Rivkah Madmoni
  • Appendix 2 Automated Font Generation /
  • Bronson Brown-deVost
  • Chapter 11 Damage Patterns /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 12 Placing the Fragments on the Canvas Using the Stegemann Method /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Appendix 3 Margin of Error for Placing the Fragments on the Canvas /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 13 Using One Prepared Copy as a Skeleton for a Second Copy /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Appendix 4 Margin of Error for Chapter 13 /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 14 Introduction to the Material Study of Instruction ( Musar LaMevin ) /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 15 Re-Edition of 4Q418a /
  • Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 16 Material and Digital Reconstruction of 4Q418a /
  • Eshbal Ratzon
  • Chapter 17 Conclusion: Movement towards a Comprehensive Reconstruction of Instruction /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Bibliography /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Index of Qumran Scrolls /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Index of Modern Authors /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon
  • Subject Index /
  • Jonathan Ben-Dov , Asaf Gayer , and Eshbal Ratzon.