Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.000969
Type
Scroll
Date
1800–1900
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
16.9 in. × 92 ft. (43 cm × 28.11 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 | Replacement leaf from Ex.21:26-24:10; Replacement leaves in multiple hands from Lev. 7:35-13:35; Replacement leaf from Lev. 18:7-27:17 |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4,5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 51 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[מר ושמעת]מ[וצא שפתיך]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before (עבדו not at end of line), 30 (ים offset) |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 line |
| Spacing and Layout features | New books all begin at top of columns |
| 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 | N/A |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1800, 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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