Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001510
Type
Scroll
Date
1800s
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
1.51 × 91.96 ft. (.46 × 28.03 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 determined |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | Begins from Genesis 20:6 |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 2, 3, 4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 44 |
| Column heads | יהש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 70 |
| Spacing and Layout features | פצוע דכה\א: א ויהי\ו:n/a |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Interlinear Additions |
| Correction techniques C | Patches |
| Correction techniques D | Patches |
Created in the 1800s. Acquired before 2010 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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