Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica

יום בקומראן. החיים בכת מדבר יהודה‬‎ A Day at Qumran. The Dead Sea Sect and Its Scrolls.
(134 words)

Editor & Curator

Adolfo Roitman.

Imprint

Jerusalem, Israel, 1997. 71 pp., 72 pp.*, illustrations: 55 col., 18 b&w, 27 × 21 cm. Hebrew and English.

ISBN

9652782068

Location

Israel Museum (7 June 1997–7 June 1998)

Description

Scrolls and objects relating to the everyday life of the Qumran sectarians. Catalog in three main parts: an historical overview of the discoveries at Qumran (Hanan Eshel), a detailed look at individual aspects of the sectarians’ daily life (the concept of time, shelter, morning prayer, livelihood and handicrafts, purity, etc.), with introductory essay by Adolfo Roitman, and a reconstruction of a “day in the life” of sect member Hananiah Nothos (Magen Broshi). No itemized listing.

main keywords

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
DEAD SEA SCROLLS

minor keywords

Coins
Eretz Israel
Hand-washing vessels
Mikvah

Cite this page
“‮יום בקומראן. החיים בכת מדבר יהודה‬‎ A Day at Qumran. The Dead Sea Sect and Its Scrolls.”, in: Catalog of Catalogs Online, A Bibliography of Temporary Exhibition Catalogs Since 1876 that Contain Items of Judaica. Consulted online on 25 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004444522_COCO_CC1461>
First published online: 2019



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