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4Q246 frg. 1 i:1

[-- ע]לוהי שרת נפל קדם כרסיא

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:2

[-- מ]לכא ^ל‹‹מ›› עלמא אתה רגז ושניך

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:3

[-- ]ר֯א חזוך וכלא אתה עד עלמא

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:4

[-- ר]ב֯רבין עקה תתא על ארעא

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:5

[-- ]ונחשירין רב ב֯מ֯דינתא

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:6

[-- ]מלך אתור[ ומ]צרין

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:7

[--] רב להוה על א֯רעא

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:8

[-- י]ע֯בדון וכלא ישמ֯שון

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4Q246 frg. 1 i:9

[-- ר]ב֯א יתקרא ובשמה יתכנה

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4Q246 — Qumran-Digital 2026-10-06 source transcription

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This reading is in arc. An English translation is not in this library yet.

Reading language: arc · Original language (catalog): Hebrew or Aramaic

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Classification: Dead Sea Scroll manuscript / ancient related text
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Original language (catalog): Hebrew or Aramaic
Reading language: arc
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Transcription attribution: 4Q246, Qumran-Digital: Text und Lexikon, DFG project 465277421, version 2026-10-06. Based on the earlier Qumran-Wörterbuch project of the Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, itself based on a predecessor text by Martin Abegg. Source: https://lexicon.qumran-digital.org/transcriptions/4Q246/2026-10-06/index.html?v=2026-10-06. CC BY-SA 4.0. Derived JSON extraction and research notes: Helpful Saints research packet, 2026-10-10; no manuscript gaps completed.

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Aramaic Apocalypse — 4Q246

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