Full title
לתקנת המהדורות של מגילות מדבר יהודה א: תיקונים לשנים עשר קטעים שונים
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Research notes
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Reference type
Editor(s)
Bar-Asher, Moshe
Dimant, Devorah
Year
2003
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
מגילות: מחקרים במגילות מדבר יהודה א [ Meghillot: Studies in the Dead Sea Scrolls I ]
Translated title
Improving the Editions of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Publisher
Haifa University Press and Bialik Institute
Place of Publication
Jerusalem
Pages
135-145
Work type
Language
Label
17/11/2003
Abstract
The readings and reconstructions provided in the existing editions of the Dead Sea Scrolls are not always satisfactory. Effort should be invested in the production of improved editions, which can then serve as a more solid basis for research. Some re-edited passages are provided here in demonstration of this point. For example: 4Q525 frg. 15 concerns the house of the vile woman mentioned in Prov. 2:17–19. It is depicted as a deadly trap. The editor misunderstood the nature of 4Q525 and of this fragment in particular. In line 3 he reads [ובחלח[ל]ה ידולל פתן בעליו[ן, whereas I suggest reading [ובחלו[ניו] ידולל פתן בעליו[תיו 'A snake crawls in its windows; in its upper rooms...' (the suffixes refer to the house).
Primary Texts: Judean Desert Documents
Scroll / Document
Scroll / Document