Material and Digital Reconstruction of Fragmentary Dead Sea Scrolls : : The Case of 4Q418a / / Jonathan Ben-Dov, Asaf Gayer, and Eshbal Ratzon.

• Superior document: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah ; 136
• VerfasserIn: Ben-Dov, Jonathan,; Gayer, Asaf,; Ratzon, Eshbal,
• TeilnehmendeR: Gayer, Asaf,; Ratzon, Eshbal,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on the Texts of the Desert of Judah ; 136.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 pages)
• Other title: The Case of 4Q418a; Preliminary Material /; Copyright page /; Acknowledgements /; Tables and Figures /; Introduction The Present Volume /; Chapter 1 Collecting the Materials /; Chapter 2 Margin of Error /; Chapter 3 Image Manipulation /; Chapter 4 Scaling the Images /; Chapter 5 Removing the Background /; Chapter 6 Finding Information on the Verso /; Chapter 7 Finding Wads /; Chapter 8 Reading and Text Reconstruction /; Chapter 9 Recreating Single Columns Based on Fragments and Parallels /; Chapter 10 Font /; Appendix 1 Experiment for Validating the Use of a Custom-Made Font /; Appendix 2 Automated Font Generation /; Chapter 11 Damage Patterns /; Chapter 12 Placing the Fragments on the Canvas Using the Stegemann Method /; Appendix 3 Margin of Error for Placing the Fragments on the Canvas /; Chapter 13 Using One Prepared Copy as a Skeleton for a Second Copy /; Appendix 4 Margin of Error for Chapter 13 /; Chapter 14 Introduction to the Material Study of Instruction ( Musar LaMevin ) /; Chapter 15 Re-Edition of 4Q418a /; Chapter 16 Material and Digital Reconstruction of 4Q418a /; Chapter 17 Conclusion: Movement towards a Comprehensive Reconstruction of Instruction /; Bibliography /; Index of Qumran Scrolls /; Index of Modern Authors /; Subject Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 900447305X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Jonathan Ben-Dov, Asaf Gayer, and Eshbal Ratzon.

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. Scholars working with ancient scrolls seek ways to extract maximum information from the multitude of fragments. Various methods were applied to that end on the Dead Sea Scrolls as well as on other ancient texts. The present book augments these methods to a full-scale protocol, while adapting them to a new computerized environment. Fundamental methodological issues are illuminated as part of the discussion, and the potential margin of error is provided on an empirical basis, as practiced in the sciences. The method is then exemplified with regard to the scroll 4Q418a, a copy of a wisdom composition from Qumran.