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.