Torah Scroll
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.
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