TY - JOUR
T1 - The constituents of the ink from a Qumran inkwell
T2 - New prospects for provenancing the ink on the Dead Sea Scrolls
AU - Rasmussen, Kaare Lund
AU - Tenorio, Anna Lluveras
AU - Bonaduce, Ilaria
AU - Colombini, Maria Perla
AU - Birolo, Leila
AU - Galano, Eugenio
AU - Amoresano, Angela
AU - Doudna, Greg
AU - Bond, Andrew D.
AU - Palleschi, Vincenzo
AU - Lorenzetti, Giulia
AU - Legnaioli, Stefano
AU - van der Plicht, Johannes
AU - Gunneweg, Jan
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - A unique sample of ink from an inkwell in the Schøyen Collection allegedly found at Qumran has been subjected to analyses by several analytical techniques: GC-MS, proteomic analysis, PXRD, Raman, (ATR) FT-IR, LIBS, ICP-MS and MS. The results reveal to an unexpected level of detail how the ink was manufactured, which gives insight into the industrial processes and craftsmanship that were practiced at the Qumran settlement during the Second Temple period (100 BCE-CE 70). The identified minerals and other organic and inorganic materials are sufficiently multiple and diverse that it is probable that this specific ink can be recognized if analyses of inks are performed on manuscripts from Qumran and other locations in Israel and the Middle East. The present work exposes a distinct and unique possibility to shed light on early Jewish manuscript controversies, including their provenance.
AB - A unique sample of ink from an inkwell in the Schøyen Collection allegedly found at Qumran has been subjected to analyses by several analytical techniques: GC-MS, proteomic analysis, PXRD, Raman, (ATR) FT-IR, LIBS, ICP-MS and MS. The results reveal to an unexpected level of detail how the ink was manufactured, which gives insight into the industrial processes and craftsmanship that were practiced at the Qumran settlement during the Second Temple period (100 BCE-CE 70). The identified minerals and other organic and inorganic materials are sufficiently multiple and diverse that it is probable that this specific ink can be recognized if analyses of inks are performed on manuscripts from Qumran and other locations in Israel and the Middle East. The present work exposes a distinct and unique possibility to shed light on early Jewish manuscript controversies, including their provenance.
KW - FT-IR
KW - GC-MS
KW - ICP-MS
KW - Ink
KW - LIBS
KW - PXRD
KW - Proteomic analyses
KW - Qumran
KW - Radiocarbon dating
KW - Raman
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862127118&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.041
DO - 10.1016/j.jas.2012.04.041
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AN - SCOPUS:84862127118
SN - 0305-4403
VL - 39
SP - 2956
EP - 2968
JO - Journal of Archaeological Science
JF - Journal of Archaeological Science
IS - 9
ER -