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Which documents connected to Bar Kokhba were found at Wadi al-Murabba'at?
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Dead Sea Scrolls
Chapter 49 of the Isaiah Scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls; in the Shrine of the Book, D. Samuel and Jeane H. Gottesman Centre for Biblical Manuscripts, the Israel Museum, Jerusalem.
At the site of Wadi al-Murabba'at, archaeologists recovered several documents associated with the Bar Kokhba Revolt, which were left behind by fugitives fleeing the Roman armies between 132 and 135 ce. These findings include:
- Two letters written by Bar Kokhba himself.1
- Various legal documents written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.1
- Fragmentary biblical works dating to the 1st and 2nd centuries ce.1
- A remarkably well-preserved scroll of the 12 Minor Prophets, which is virtually identical to the traditional biblical text.1