Torah Scroll
SCR.000934
Scroll
ca. 1850s
Unknown
Hebrew
Ink on Parchment
21.6 in. × 84 ft. (55 cm × 25.67 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 | N/A |
Condition | Good |
Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4 |
Lines in Text Block | 59 |
Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו, ואעידה |
Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 70 |
Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
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 | Erasures |
Correction techniques B | N/A |
Correction techniques C | N/A |
Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1850s, 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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