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Wikipedia - Triaged
Wikisource KJV control: 2 Samuel 1

Primary-text control for the Samuel citation of the book of Jasher.

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Wikisource KJV control: Esther 3

Primary-text control for Haman's royal decree letters and provincial publication in Esther 3.

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Wikisource KJV control: Esther 8

Primary-text control for Mordecai's counter-decree letters and courier publication in Esther 8.

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Wikisource KJV control: Jeremiah 51

Primary-text control for the Jeremiah/Seraiah Babylon book trace.

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Wikisource KJV control: Joshua 10

Primary-text control for the Joshua citation of the book of Jasher.

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Wikisource KJV control: 1 Kings

Primary-text control for recurrent Israel royal-annal formulae in 1 Kings.

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Wikisource KJV control: 1 Kings

Primary-text control for recurrent Judah royal-annal formulae in 1 Kings.

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Wikisource KJV control: 1 Kings 21

Primary-text control for Jezebel's sealed letters to elders and nobles in the Naboth narrative.

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Wikisource KJV control: 1 Samuel 10

Primary-text control for Samuel's written and deposited kingship text.

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Wikisource KJV control: Jeremiah 29

Primary-text control for Jeremiah's letter to the Babylonian exiles.

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Wikisource KJV control: Jeremiah 36

Primary text control for the Baruch-written Jeremiah roll.

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Wikisource KJV control: Numbers 21

Primary text control for the citation of the Book of the Wars of the Lord.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Kings

Primary-text control for later Judah royal-annal formulae in 2 Kings.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Kings

Primary-text control for later Israel royal-annal formulae in 2 Kings.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Kings 22

Primary text control for Hilkiah's temple-discovered book of the law.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Samuel 11

Primary-text control for the David-to-Joab letter trace in the Uriah narrative.

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Wikisource KJV control: Jeremiah 32

Primary text control for the Jeremiah purchase-evidence deposit.

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Wikisource KJV controls: Joshua 10 and 2 Samuel 1

Primary text controls for the Book of Jashar citation and its second poetic-reference locus.

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Wikisource KJV control: 1 Kings 11

Primary text control for the book of the acts of Solomon formula in 1 Kings.

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Wikisource KJV control: 1 Samuel 10

Primary text control for Samuel writing and depositing the manner of the kingdom.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Chronicles 21

Primary-text control for Elijah's writing to Jehoram.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Chronicles 26

Primary-text control for the attribution of Uzziah's acts to Isaiah's writing.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Chronicles 30

Primary-text control for Hezekiah's Passover letters.

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Wikisource KJV control: 2 Chronicles 9

Primary text control for the Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo source formula behind Solomon's acts.

Candidates

Lost text - Drafted
Book of Jasher poetic source behind Joshua and Samuel

The absent book of Jasher cited behind poetic material in Joshua 10 and 2 Samuel 1.

Inferred source - Drafted
Haman decree letters behind Esther 3

The reported royal decree letters issued according to Haman's command in Esther 3.

Lost text - Drafted
Israel royal annals behind Kings

The northern royal annal source surface cited as the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

Lost text - Drafted
Judah royal annals behind Kings

The southern royal annal source surface cited as the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.

Inferred source - Drafted
Mordecai counter-decree letters behind Esther 8

The reported counter-decree letters written in Ahasuerus' name in Esther 8.

Inferred source - Drafted
Seraiah Babylon book behind Jeremiah 51

A book of Babylon oracles written by Jeremiah and entrusted to Seraiah in Jeremiah 51.

Inferred source - Drafted
Baruch-written Jeremiah roll behind Jeremiah 36

A reported Baruch-written roll of Jeremiah's words in Jeremiah 36.

Inferred source - Drafted
Jeremiah exile letter behind Jeremiah 29

A letter from Jeremiah to the Babylonian exile community reported in Jeremiah 29.

Inferred source - Drafted
Jezebel Naboth letters behind 1 Kings 21

Reported sealed letters in Ahab's name behind the Naboth episode in 1 Kings 21.

Lost text - Drafted
Samuel kingship charter behind 1 Samuel 10

The deposited book of royal procedure or kingship terms reported in 1 Samuel 10.

Inferred source - Drafted
Source layer behind the Book of the Wars of the Lord citation

An inferred written war/itinerary source behind the Numbers 21:14 citation of the Book of the Wars of the Lord.

Inferred source - Drafted
David Joab letter behind 2 Samuel 11

A reported letter from David to Joab carried by Uriah in 2 Samuel 11.

Inferred source - Drafted
Hilkiah temple law-book copy behind the Josiah reform notices

The reported temple-discovered law-book copy behind Josiah reform notices in Kings and Chronicles.

Inferred source - Drafted
Jeremiah purchase deeds deposited with Baruch

The reported sealed and open purchase evidences deposited with Baruch in Jeremiah 32.

Inferred source - Drafted
Source layer behind the Book of Jashar poetic citations

An inferred poetic or archival source layer behind the biblical citations of the Book of Jashar in Joshua and Samuel.

Inferred source - Drafted
Book of the acts of Solomon source layer behind 1 Kings

An inferred source layer behind the Solomon notice in 1 Kings 11:41, named as the book of the acts of Solomon.

Inferred source - Drafted
Samuel kingdom charter deposit behind 1 Samuel 10

A reported book-deposit source surface for the manner of the kingdom in 1 Samuel 10:25.

Inferred source - Drafted
Book of the covenant copy read in Exodus 24

A covenant-document source surface in Exodus 24, where Moses writes words and reads the book of the covenant.

Inferred source - Drafted
Elijah writing to Jehoram behind 2 Chronicles 21

A prophetic writing attributed to Elijah and sent to Jehoram in 2 Chronicles 21.

Inferred source - Drafted
Hezekiah Passover letters behind 2 Chronicles 30

Passover invitation letters attributed to Hezekiah's reform in 2 Chronicles 30.

Inferred source - Drafted
Isaiah Uzziah acts source behind 2 Chronicles 26

The Uzziah acts source surface attributed to Isaiah son of Amoz in 2 Chronicles 26.

Inferred source - Drafted
Jehu Samaria letters behind 2 Kings 10

Reported letters from Jehu to Samarian officials in the Jehu coup narrative of 2 Kings 10.

Inferred source - Drafted
Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo source complex behind the Solomon notices

An inferred multi-source complex behind the Solomon notices attributed to Nathan, Ahijah, and Iddo in 2 Chronicles 9:29.

Inferred source - Drafted
Moses law-book deposit behind Deuteronomy 31

A reported law-book source surface in Deuteronomy 31, written by Moses and delivered to priestly custody.