Example from 4Q120

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     4Q120, 24
     Qumran Cave 4 near the Dead Sea.
     Approximately 1st. century BC to 1st. century AD, Probably 1st. century BC.
     Leviticus 5:8-10 (4QpapLXXLev b)
     Discoveries in the Judaean Desert IX, (DJD IX), "Qumran Cave 4: Palaeo-Hebrew and Greek Biblical Manuscripts", edited by P. Skehan, et al. Plate XL.

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Scanned from Plate XL of Discoveries in the Judaean Desert IX, (DJD IX), "Qumran Cave 4: Palaeo-Hebrew and Biblical Manuscripts", edited by P. Skehan, et al. Oxford, 1992.
Plate XL in DJD IX is derived from IAA 225839. Fragment 24 of 4Q120 can also be found among the PAM images, namely: 40.634, 42.040, 42.147, 42.584, and 43.558.

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     See the shaded area on line 4 of the image below. This alpha, which is found in the word qusiasthriou in Leviticus 5:8, follows an iota as in line 2 of 7Q5. The vertical position of the alpha relative to that of the iota is also similar to that of 7Q5.
     There is a gap in the ink in the lower right portion of the alpha. This is more clearly evident in PAM photo 42.147. An examination of both the microfiche and facsimile editions of PAM 42.147 reveals similar missing traces of ink among the preceding 4 letters (qusi). These missing traces are in alignment, following the general direction of the papyrus fibers.
     See lines 3, 5, 6, and 7 in the image below.
     In addition to fragment 24, there are several other examples, as 4Q120 includes a total of 97 papyrus fragments as depicted on plates: XXXIX, XL, and XLI of DJD IX. Some of these additional examples can be found among fragments: 2, 3, 5, 9, 14, 19-21, 25, 27-31, 39, 61, and 68.
     P. J. Parsons, on pages 7-12 of DJD IX, describes the palaeography and dating of all six Greek manuscripts found in Qumran Cave 4. On pages 8 and 9, he shows typical examples of letters from each of the manuscripts. The examples for 4Q120 are shown in figure 2 on page 8. The alphas from this chart are shown just beneath the image of fragment 24 found below.