Carbon dating the Dead Sea Scrolls
14C Test results

Carbon dating the Dead Sea Scrolls

Section Title: 14C Test results
Table Section Text: None

Lab	Description	14C Age	Calibrated Age (2-sigma)

1	Z	(Wadi Daliyeh deed)	2289 +/- 55	408-203 BCE

2	Z	Testament of Qahat	2240 +/- 39	395-181 BCE

3	T	1QIsaiaha	2141 +/- 32	351-295 or 230-53 BCE

4	Z	Frg. 3 (from 4Q365?)	2139 +/- 32	351-296 or 230-53 BCE

5	Z	1QIsaiaha	2128 +/- 38	351-296 or 230-48 BCE

6	Z	4Q213 Levia ar	2125 +/- 24	344-324 or 203-53 BCE

7	T	4Q249 pap cryptA	2097 +/- 50	349-304 or 228 BCE-18 CE

8	Z	4Q53Samuelc	2095 +/- 49	349-318 or 228 BCE-18 CE

9	L	1QIsaiaha	2050 +/- 100	200 BCE - 1 CE

10	T	4Q208 (4QEnastrA)	2095 +/- 20	172-48 BCE

11	T	4Q267	2094 +/- 29	198-3 BCE

12	T	4Q317 Phases of the Moon	2084 +/- 30	196-1 BCE

13	T	1QpHab Habakkuk Commentary	2054 +/- 22	160-148 or 111 BCE-2 CE

14	T	4Q22 paleoExodusm	2044 +/- 65	342-324 or 203 BCE-83 CE or 105-115 CE

15	T	1QS Community Rule	2041 +/- 68	344-323 or 203 BCE-122 CE

16	Z	11Q19 Temple Scroll	2030 +/- 32	166 BCE-67 CE

17	T	4Q22 paleoExodusm patch	2024 +/- 39	161-146 or 113 BCE-70 CE

18	Z	1QApGen Genesis Apocryphon	2013 +/- 32	89 BCE-118 CE

19	T	4Q521 Messianic Apocalypse	1984 +/- 33	49 BCE-116 CE

20	Z	1QH Thanksgiving Scroll	1979 +/- 32	47 BCE-118 CE

21	T	4Q258 Comm. Rule, 2nd sample	1964 +/- 45	50 BCE-130 CE

22	T	4Q266 Damascus Documenta	1954 +/- 38	44 BCE-129 CE

23	T	4Q171 Psalms Commentarya	1944 +/- 23	3-126 CE

24	T	4Q258 Comm. Rule, 1st sample	1823 +/- 24	129-255 or 303-318 CE

Sentence(s)

When carbon dating the Dead Sea Scrolls, 4Q258 (#24) was tested and its result was 129-255 or 303-318 CE.

final_sentence: When carbon dating the Dead Sea Scrolls, 4Q258 (#24) was tested and its result was 129-255 or 303-318 CE.