also: しかいぶんしょ
noun
Dead Sea Scrolls
Refers to the ancient Jewish manuscripts discovered near the Dead Sea.
死海文書は1947年に発見された。
The Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in 1947.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading しかいもんじょ is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered.
From 死海 (Dead Sea) + 文書 (documents).