The
Isaiah Scroll, designated
1QIsaa and also known as the
Great Isaiah Scroll, is one of the seven
Dead Sea Scrolls that were discovered by
Bedouin shepherds in 1946 from
Qumran Cave 1. The scroll is written in
Hebrew and contains the entire
Book of Isaiah from beginning to end, apart from a few small damaged portions. It is the oldest complete copy of the Book of Isaiah, being approximately 1000 years older than the oldest Hebrew manuscripts known before the scrolls' discovery. 1QIsa
a is the only scroll from the Qumran Caves to be preserved almost in its entirety.
Photograph credit: Google Art Project/Israel Museum