Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001509

Type

Scroll

Date

ca. 1880

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

20 in. × 119.2 ft. (51 cm × 36.35 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	Carved matching wooden rollers, צוקרמן written in marker on top of bottom disc of bereishit
Condition	Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet	4,5
Lines in Text Block	46
Column heads	vavei ha-amudim בי[הודה]השני השעירים]מ[ה טובו]]ו
Song of the Sea Layout	5 lines before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	6 lines before, 70 lines
Spacing and Layout features	N/A
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 1880. Acquired before 2010 by Jewish Treasures, Modii Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.