According to authors Cross and Eshel’s reconstruction (below), this recently discovered Hebrew inscription records the transfer of an estate, including figs and olives, from a man named Yahad to the “Community,” the H|oµnî in Hebrew (highlighted in red). Yahad is the term used in the Dead Sea Scrolls to identify the communal group described by the scrolls. Although the final d (or dalet) of the term Yahad is partially broken, Cross and Eshel explain in the sidebar “The Key to the Community” why they believe Yahad is the only possible reconstruction. Their reconstruction, however, is a matter of hot dispute. A different reading—by Israeli paleographer Ada Yardeni—will appear in a future issue.