The text of the Great Isaiah Scroll is generally consistent with the Masoretic version and preserves all sixty-six chapters of the Hebrew version in the same sequence.[1] There are small areas of damage where the leather has cracked off and a few words are missing.[4] While there is some debate among scholars, it is likely that the entire original scroll was copied by a single scribe, with the text displaying a scribal hand typical of the period of 125–100 BCE.[4] The scroll also displays a tendency towards longer spellings of words which is consistent with this period.[4] There is evidence of corrections and insertions by later scribes between the date of original writing and 68 CE.[4] A unique feature of the scroll is that it is divided into two halves, each with 27 columns and 33 chapters, unlike later versions, suggesting that this may be the earliest dividing point for the book of Isaiah.[3]