Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001317

Type

Scroll

Date

1900s

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

1.87 × 127.17 ft. (.57 × 38.76 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	1.00000000
Hands Location	N/A
Rollers	N/A
Condition	Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet	3, 4, 5
Lines in Text Block	48
Column heads	ביהש[ני השעירים]מ[ה טובו]ו
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	6 before, 70
Spacing and Layout features	פצוע דכה\א: ה ויהי\ו:ויהי
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling	(not assigned)
Genesis 9:29 Spelling	(not assigned)
Related Objects	(not assigned)
Unusual Letters	No
7 letter tagin	Yes
Correction techniques A	Erasures
Correction techniques B	N/A
Correction techniques C	N/A
Correction techniques D	N/A

Created in the 1900s. Acquired before 2011 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.