Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001239
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1700
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
20.4 in. × 87 ft. (52 cm × 26.54 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 yet determined |
| Hands-Number | 2.00000000 |
| Hands Location | Beginning to Ex. 39:3 ערת התחשים Ex. 39:18 שתי העבתת to end |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3 |
| Lines in Text Block | 50, 57 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]ה[באים]ש[מר לך] בי[הודה]ה[באים]ש[מר לך] בי[הודה]ה[באים]ש[מר לך] |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 Lines before, 30 lines, last two lines not poetic, except for space before last word to justify left. |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | Spaces between verses |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1700, unknown location. Acquired before 2011 by Pasarel Ltd., Netanya, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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