Parts of the manuscript were found by an expedition of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in the early 1960s in cave No. 8 in Nahal Hever (Judean Desert) named Cave of Horror.
Bagian-bagian naskah ditemukan dalam suatu ekspedisi Hebrew University of Jerusalem pada awal tahun 1960-an dalam gua nomor 8 di Nahal Hever (Gurun Yudea) yang dinamai "Gua Menyeramkan" (Cave of Horror).