Torah Scrolls
Torah Scrolls
Collection ID
SCR.001112
Type
Scroll
Date
1700–1800
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
27.1 in. × 121.4 ft. (69 cm × 37.9 m)
Exhibit Location
Not on View
A Torah Scroll is a scroll written on parchment containing the Hebrew text of the Pentateuch for liturgical use in Jewish communities.
| Script | (not assigned) |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | N/A |
| Rollers | Simple wooden staves |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 48 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[שמר לך]מ[ה טובו]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 after |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 after |
| Spacing and Layout features | open parshiot get a full line, also extra spcaing between verses. No new parshiya after "Do not covet" in Exodus 10 commandments |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | Patches |
Created around 1700, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by Pasarel Ltd., Netanya, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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