Torah Scroll
SCR.000966
Scroll
1500–1700
Unknown
Hebrew
Ink on Parchment
22.4 in. × 93.9 ft. (57 cm × 28.64 m)
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 | plain wooden poles |
Condition | Poor |
Texts Blocks per Sheet | 4 |
Lines in Text Block | 51 |
Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר ושמעת + שפטים, מוצא שפתיך, ואעידה |
Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 67 |
Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
Related Objects | N/A |
Unusual Letters | Yes |
7 letter tagin | No |
Correction techniques A | Erasures |
Correction techniques B | Patches |
Correction techniques C | N/A |
Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1500, unknown location. Acquired before 2011 by Eli Ben-David, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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