Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001188
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1600
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
24.4 in. × 95.4 ft. (62 cm × 29.14 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 known |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | N/A |
| Rollers | Broken Devarim, Carved Bereishit. Taped on with masking tape |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3 |
| Lines in Text Block | 56 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]ש[מר לך]מ[ה טבו]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 6 lines before, 30 lines |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | Spaces between verses; full lines for Open paragraphs; Spacing correct to create closed parasha between the two לא תחמוד phrases in Ex. 20:13; |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Patches |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1600, location unknown. 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, D.C.
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