They are today subsumed within the Torah.
Moses wrote a scroll containing the narratives of Genesis, at God's command, before the formal Giving of the Torah (Rashi commentary, Exodus ch.24). It was this scroll which he read to the Israelites (Exodus 24:7) as an introduction to what God's covenant would entail. This was not a surprise to the Israelites, since they had carefully handed down the narratives and events of the lives of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in small parchment scrolls (see Midrash, Shemot Rabbah 5:18 and 22).
After the Giving of the Torah, and Moses having written it in its complete form (Deuteronomy 31:24), the earlier fragments were no longer needed and eventually went lost.
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Manuscripts can be preserved in various places such as libraries, archives, museums, and universities around the world. Some well-known institutions that preserve manuscripts include the British Library, the Vatican Library, the Library of Congress, and the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Yale University.
Strictly speaking, there never were any original manuscripts of the Book of Genesis, as it evolved over a period of centuries and with several identified but anonymous authors, to finally become the book we have today.
The two earliest sources were the 'J Source', representing the traditions of Judah and writing around the end of the tenth century BCE, and the 'E Source', representing the traditions of Israel and writing perhaps a hundred years later. These two sources wrote two entirely separate books, which were combined into a single book known today as 'JE' after those two original sources. This was not yet the Book of Genesis, because a great deal of material was added during or shortly after the Babylonian Exile by the 'P Source'. It was then redacted by the Redactor, or 'R Source', into more or less the book we have today. However this process was completed well over two thousand years ago and such early manuscripts no longer exist.
We have the manuscripts of the ancient literary works today because the Christian monks saved them and preserved their knowledge by copying them.
By the safekeeping and copying of old manuscripts and books.
Much was preserved by the Islamic medieval Islamic scholars.
Knowledge of the ancient Romans was preserved by Charlemagne who commissioned monks around Europe to transcribe and preserve Roman manuscripts. Knowledge of the ancient Greeks was preserved by the Greeks themselves. Knowledge of the Egyptians comes from the hieroglyphs in tombs.
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Knowledge of the ancient Romans was preserved by Charlemagne who commissioned monks around Europe to transcribe and preserve Roman manuscripts. Knowledge of the ancient Greeks was preserved by the Greeks themselves. Knowledge of the Egyptians comes from the hieroglyphs in tombs.
Dukes of Rutland has written: 'The manuscripts of His Grace the Duke of Rutland, G.C.B., preserved at Belvoir Castle'
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First, the artist and scholars a of Italy drew inspiration from the ruins of Rome that surrounded them. Second,Western scholars studied ancient Latin manuscripts that had been preserved in monasteries. Third, Christians scholars scholars in Constantinople fled to Rome with Greek Manuscripts when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1423.
Ancient Greek writing, whether scientific or not, was preserved by the Byzantines. The emperor Charlemagne was the man who preserved much of Roman writing. He commissioned monks and abbots around Europe to copy Roman writings and keep them in their libraries. These manuscripts were forgotten for centuries until the revival of interest in the Romans of the Italian humanists of the Late Middle Ages and the Renaissance. These humanists travelled around Europe to find these manuscripts. Most of the scientific writing of antiquity was Greek. The Romans hardly contributed to science.
Archives typically store historical records, such as documents, photos, maps, and manuscripts, that have enduring value and have been preserved for research and reference purposes. These can include government records, personal papers, organizational records, and other materials related to a specific entity or topic.
First, the artist and scholars a of Italy drew inspiration from the ruins of Rome that surrounded them. Second,Western scholars studied ancient Latin manuscripts that had been preserved in monasteries. Third, Christians scholars scholars in Constantinople fled to Rome with Greek Manuscripts when the Turks conquered Constantinople in 1423.