# The library was written by many scribes, and machine features can distinguish hands even where the script…

> Most likely: The library was written by many scribes, and machine features can distinguish hands even where the script looks uniform.

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# The library was written by many scribes, and machine features can distinguish hands even where the script…

The library was written by many scribes, and machine features can distinguish hands even where the script looks uniform.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Writer-identification features cluster columns into hands that match physical joins and scribal habits.

## What would rule it out

- Feature clusters track ink, parchment or imaging conditions rather than writers.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Columns of 1QIsaa split into two clusters at the scroll's midpoint across several feature sets.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/evidence/EVD0D484V78309J/columns-of-1qisaa-split-into-two-clusters-at-the-scrolls)

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## The questions it answers

[How many scribes wrote the scrolls, and can individual hands be identified?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/dead-sea-scrolls-dating/questions/QST0D484NVC6CE9/how-many-scribes-wrote-the-scrolls-and-can-individual-hands)

Most likelyThe library was written by many scribes, and machine features can distinguish hands even where the script…

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The library was written by many scribes, and machine features can distinguish hands even where the script… [Answer ANS0D484TZE3KKW]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D484TZE3KKW
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