Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001308

Type

Scroll

Date

1850–1900

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

18.5 in. × 106.6 ft. (47 cm × 32.51 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	Need to be checked
Rollers	N/A
Condition	Fair
Texts Blocks per Sheet	3,4
Lines in Text Block	1. 42 2. 48
Column heads	בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו, ואעידה
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	6 before, 70
Spacing and Layout features	N/A
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 between 1850 and 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2011 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, OK; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.