| List of the manuscripts from Qumran Cave 2 | |
|---|---|
 A view of part of theTemple Scroll that was found in Qumran Cave 11. | |
| Material | Papyrus, Parchment, andBronze |
| Writing | Hebrew,Aramaic, andNabataean |
| Created | Est. 408 BCE to 318 CE |
| Discovered | 1952 |
| Present location | Qumran |
The following is alist of theDead Sea Scrolls from thecave 2 nearQumran. The cave eventually yielded 300 fragments from 33 manuscripts ofDead Sea Scrolls, including fragments ofJubilees and theWisdom of Sirach written in Hebrew.[1][2]
Wadi Qumran Cave 2 was discovered in February 1952 and soon theBedouin people discovered 30 fragments in it.[3] The cave eventually yielded 300 fragments from 33 manuscripts ofDead Sea Scrolls, including fragments ofJubilees and theWisdom of Sirach written in Hebrew.[1][2]
Some resources for more complete information on theDead Sea Scrolls are the book byEmanuel Tov, "Revised Lists of the Texts from the Judaean Desert"[4] for a complete list of all of the Dead Sea Scroll texts, as well as the online webpages for theShrine of the Book[5] and the Leon Levy Collection,[6] both of which present photographs and images of the scrolls and fragments themselves for closer study. Information is not always comprehensive, as content for many scrolls has not yet been fully published.
| Fragment or scroll identifier | Fragment or scroll name | Alternative identifier | English Bible Association | Language | Date/script | Description | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Qumran Cave 2 | |||||||
| 2QGen | Genesis | 2Q1 | Genesis 19:27–28; 36:6, 35–37 | Hebrew | Herodian | [7][8] | |
| 2QExoda | Exodus | 2Q2 | Exodus 1:11–14; 7:1–4; 9:27–29; 11:3–7; 12:32–41; 21:18–20(?); 26:11–13; 30:21(?), 23–25; 32:32–34 | [7][9] | |||
| 2QExodb | 2Q3 | Exodus 4:31; 12:26–27(?); 18:21–22; 21:37–22:2, 15–19; 27:17–19; 31:16–17; 19:9; 34:10 | [7][10] | ||||
| 2QExodc | 2Q4 | Exodus 5:3–5 | Hellenistic-Roman | [7][11] | |||
| 2QpaleoLev | Leviticus | 2Q5 | Leviticus 11:22–29 | Hasmonean;Palaeo-Hebrew script | [7][12] | ||
| 2QNuma | Numbers | 2Q6 | Numbers 3:38–41, 51– 4:3 | Hebrew | Herodian | [7][13] | |
| 2QNumb | 2Q7 | Numbers 33:47–53 | [7][14] | ||||
| 2QNumc | 2Q8 | Numbers 7:88 | [7][15] | ||||
| 2QNumd? | 2Q9 | Numbers 18:8–9 | Hellenistic-Roman | This fragment may belong to 2Q7; possibly = Leviticus 23:1–3 | [7][16] | ||
| 2QDeuta | Deuteronomy | 2Q10 | Deuteronomy 1:7–9 | Hebrew | 50–25 BCE Late Hasmonean or Early Herodian | [7][17] | |
| 2QDeutb | 2Q11 | Deuteronomy 17:12–15 | Hebrew | 30 BCE – 68 CE Herodian | [7][17] | ||
| 2QDeutc | 2Q12 | Deuteronomy 10:8–12 | Hebrew | 1–68 CE Late Herodian | [7][17] | ||
| 2QJer | Jeremiah | 2Q13 | Jeremiah 42:7–11, 14; 43:8–11; 44:1–3, 12–14; 46:27–47:7; 48:7, 25–39, 43–45; 49:10 | Hebrew | Herodian | Doubtfully identified fragments: 13:22; 32:24–25; 48:2–4, 41–42 | [18][19] |
| 2QPs | Psalms | 2Q14 | Psalm 103:2–11; 104:6–11 | [18][20] | |||
| 2QJob | Job | 2Q15 | Job 33:28–30 | [18][21] | |||
| 2QRutha | Ruth | 2Q16 | Ruth 2:13–23;3:1–8;4:3–4 | Hebrew | Herodian | [18][22] | |
| 2QRuthb | 2Q17 | Ruth 3:13–18 | Hasmonean | [18][23] | |||
| 2QSir | "Wisdom of Sirach" or "Ecclesiasticus" | 2Q18 | Sir 6:14–15 (or 1:19–20); 6:20–31 | Hebrew | Herodian | Ben Sira | [18][24] |
| 2QJuba | Book of Jubilees | 2Q19 | Genesis 25:7–9 | Hebrew | Herodian | Jub 23:7–8 | [18][25] |
| 2QJubb | Book of Jubilees | 2Q20 | Exodus 1:7; Genesis 50:26, 22 (different order) | Jub 46:1–3 | [26] | ||
| 2QapMoses /2QapocrMoses(?) | "Apocryphon ofMoses" | 2Q21 | Hebrew | Herodian | Apocryphal writing about Moses | [18][27] | |
| 2QapDavid /2QapocrDavid | "Apocryphon ofDavid" | 2Q22 | Hebrew | Herodian | Apocryphal writing about David | [28][29] | |
| 2QapProph /2Qapocr.Prophecy | "Apocryphal Prophecy" | 2Q23 | Hebrew | Herodian | Apocryphal prophetic text in six tiny fragments. | [30][31] | |
| 2QNJ | "New Jerusalem" | 2Q24 | Aramaic | Herodian | Description of the New Jerusalem. cf. 1Q32 ar, 11Q18 ar | [30][32] | |
| 2Q Juridical Text | "Juridical Text" | 2Q25 | Hebrew | Herodian | A juridical text | [30][33] | |
| 2QEnGiants | "Book of Giants" from "Enoch" | 2Q26 | Aramaic | Herodian | Now known as part of the "Book of Giants". cf. 6Q8 | [34] | |
| 2Q27 2Q28 2Q29 2Q30 2Q31 2Q32 2Q33 | 2Q27 2Q28 2Q29 2Q30 2Q31 2Q32 2Q33 | Unidentified Texts | [6][30] | ||||
| 2QX1 | 2QX1 | Debris in a box | [30] | ||||