ArchaeologicalAntiquité· Ier siècle av.-Ier siècle apr. J.-C.
Qumran tefillin
Enrich the Great Bookתפילין מקומראן
Description
Tiny parchment slips inscribed with biblical passages, accompanied by their leather cases, found in the caves of Qumran. Their content sometimes differs from later rabbinic usage.
Significance
They are the oldest known tefillin and reveal the diversity of practices before rabbinic standardization.
Features
- Provenance
- Qumrân, désert de Judée