Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.001281
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- 1600–1900
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 21.2 in. × 177.1 ft. (54 cm × 27.72 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.
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 | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 4,5,6 |
| Lines in Text Block | 51 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[מר ושמעת]מ[וצא שפתיך]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 after |
| Song of Moses Layout | 5 lines before, 69 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | Books begin at top of columns |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
| Related Objects | (not assigned) |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | No |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created between 1600 and 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by The Curio Shop, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created between 1600 and 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by The Curio Shop, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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