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According to the results, Hebrew letters were used to transliterate the name of Caesar Nero in order to calculate the gematria value of 666. This was done using a defective spelling for קסר, which is normally spelled קסיר (with a י in the middle).
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This defective spelling was found in one Judean scroll fragment at Murabba‘at.
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