Is this the worlds oldest known treasure Map?
The Dead Sea scrolls after many years are finally giving up thier secrets and amazing the world about the life of the Qumran community. Two such scrolls that were found in cave number three was made of a copper alloy.
After careful conservation the copper roles were carefully unroled and reveled themselves to be ancient directions to lost treasure buried in various locations around the Holy land.
The copper scrolls were the only non religious document recovered from the writings of the Qumran community. The Scrolls turned out to be a treasure hunters dream. A guide to more than 60 hiding places of buried treasure.
Over 3000 talents of silver, 1300 talents of gold, 65 bars of gold, 608 pitchers of silver and 619 gold and gold vessels. In modern terms 65 tons of silver and 26 tons of gold.
However the Copper scrolls have not fully given up thier secrets as like any treasure directions. There is always seem to be some important clues missing or incomplete. The scrolls tells of treasure buried in tombs, cisterns, canals and underground passages around the countryside.
The Scrolls mentions some names and places that have long since vanished in 2000 years. Another problem is the exact translation of the documents. The 2 most scholarly translations were made by J T Milik and J. M Allegro. However they differ in interperation of the scrolls.
Here is an example of this is as follows
J.T Milik translation: At Horebbeh which is in the valley of Achor, under the steps which go eastward. Dig forty cubits: a chest full of silver weighing altogether seventy talents.
J.M. Allegro translation: In the fortress which is in the vale of Achor, forty cubits under the steps entering to the east: a money chest and contents of a weight of seventy talents.
With slight differences in translation and names of places no longer used has made the directions open to many speculations.
Some names of places are still in use after 2000 odd years. In paragraph 49 of one of the copper scrolls: Mentions that there is 80 talents buried at 12 cubits on the western side of the monument of Absolom.
Strange enough there is on the road from Jerualem to Jericho, on the left hand side of the road there is a tomb known as " Absalom's Tomb" still in existance today.
It makes you wonder what has been recovered and what lies still buried in the land of many mysteries. A land inwhich is still having blood spilt over it even today.
If only I had learned Qumran and owned a bullet proof vest!
Hardluck
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