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The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library offers an exceptional encounter with antiquity. Using the world's most advanced imaging technology, the Digital Library preserves thousands of scroll fragments, including the oldest known copies of biblical texts, now accessible to the public for the first time.
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Explore the Archive
Examine high-resolution spectral images of manuscript fragments and browse scans of negatives (PAM) from the 1950s »
Learn About the Scrolls
Follow the journey of the Scrolls from ancient authors, to Bedouin shepherds, and finally to expert scholars and conservators »
About the Project
Read about the sponsors and innovators who have brought this unique digital library to life »
Historical Background
Become acquainted with the historical events that shaped the writing of the scrolls two millennia ago »
Conservation
Learn about the Israel Antiquities Authority's efforts to carefully preserve the Scrolls for future generations »