Qumran Textiles and the Garments of Qumran’s Inhabitants

Full title
Qumran Textiles and the Garments of Qumran’s Inhabitants
Research notes

Reader checked|3/12/2011 AL

Reference type
Author(s)
Shamir, Orit
Sukenik, Naama
Year
2011
Journal / Book Title || Series Title
Dead Sea Discoveries
Volume
18
Number of volumes
0
Issue / Series Volume
2
Pages
206-225
Alternative title
DSD
Label
12/09/2011
Abstract

Among the Qumran textiles that were kept at the Rockefeller Museum was a group of textiles that were unusual for Qumran. Most of them were made of wool, and some were dyed or decorated. Their marking QCC—Qumran Christmas Cave indicates their origin. In 2007 the cave was investigated by Porat, Eshel, and Frumkin. The cave is located in the bottom section of Kidron valley and doesn't belong to Qumran caves. It can now be determined that all of the textiles from Qumran are made solely of linen. They were free of any colored decoration, except for scroll wrappers that decorated in blue. This, and the simplicity and whiteness of the textiles from Qumran, is compatible with the literary sources. It appears that the people of Qumran wished to differentiate themselves from the rest of the population also on the basis of their style of garments