D — Historical and Apocalyptic Works

Chapter 1

Premium narration

The story told in this ten-line fragment, which contains only broken lines, resembles the account of Daniel xi concerning the 'King of the North' who invades Egypt and ill-treats Jerusalem. For the editio princeps, see M. Broshi and E. Eshel, DJD, XXXVI, 192-200.

.. in Egypt and Greece and.. Therefore they shall eat.. their sons and their daughters in a siege in.. And shall cause His wind to pass through their court- yards and.. he shall come to Egypt and sell her dust and.. to the city of the Temple and shall capture her with all her.. And he shall turn against the lands of the nations and shall return to Egypt.. And when the shattering of the power of the ho[ly people comes to an end.. When all these come into being the children of Israel shall return..

Historical Texts C-E 4Q331-3) Three very badly mutilated calendric documents include references to Jewish and Roman historical personalities and Aemilius. They all lived in the late second or the first half of the first century BCE. The compositions recall the early rabbinic historical calendar known as Megillat Taanit. For the editio princeps, see J. A. Fitzmyer, DJD, XXXVI, 281-9. Text C Fr. i the priest.. Johanan to bring to.. Fr. ii.. Shelamzion.. Text D

Fr.. to give him honour among the Arabs.. on the ninth of Shebat— that is.. which is the twentieth of the month.. Shelamzion came.. to oppose.. Hyrcanus rebelled.. to oppose.. Fr.. of the Kittim killed.. on the fifth day in Jedaiah - this is.. Text E Fr.. in Jehezekel which is.. Aemilius killed.. in the seventh month.. Gamul.. Aemilius killed..