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The Copper Scroll: A Treasure Map Among the Dead Sea Scrolls

The only Dead Sea Scroll written on metal lists 64 places where gold and silver were hidden. None has been found.

Quick answer

What is the Copper Scroll?

The Copper Scroll is one of the Dead Sea Scrolls, found in 1952 in Cave 3 near Qumran. Unlike the others, it is engraved on sheets of copper, and instead of religious text it lists 64 locations where large amounts of gold, silver and other items were supposedly hidden. It was too brittle to unroll and had to be cut into strips to be read. No treasure from its list has ever been found.

Timeline

  1. 1947The first Dead Sea Scrolls are found in caves near Qumran.
  2. 1952Archaeologists find the Copper Scroll in Qumran Cave 3, in two rolled pieces.
  3. 1955 to 1956The scroll is cut into strips at the University of Manchester so it can be read.
  4. TodayThe Copper Scroll is displayed at the Jordan Museum in Amman.

What is documented, and what is not

On the record

  • The scroll is real, ancient and lists 64 hiding places.
  • It is written in an unusual form of Hebrew, unlike other Dead Sea Scrolls.
  • No treasure matching it has been recovered.

Disputed or unproven

  • Scholars disagree about whether it describes a real treasure, such as valuables from the Second Temple, or is a legend or a symbolic text.
  • The places it names are hard to identify today.

Common questions

Has any Copper Scroll treasure been found?

No. Several expeditions have searched, but nothing from its list has been confirmed.

Why is the Copper Scroll made of copper?

No one knows for sure. Metal would last longer than parchment, which some scholars see as a sign the information was meant to survive.

Where is the Copper Scroll now?

At the Jordan Museum in Amman.

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THE FICTION BUILT ON THIS RECORD · FILE 052 · VOLUME IXA Copper Treasure Map. 64 Hiding Places. None Ever Found.Some treasure is hidden to be found. Some is hidden to stay hidden. Learn the difference before you dig.Read the first pages free →

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