Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001637.1

Type

Scroll

Date

1700–1900

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

20.8 in. × 144.6 ft. (53 cm × 44.1 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	N/A
Rollers	One wooden roller
Condition	Poor
Texts Blocks per Sheet	4
Lines in Text Block	42
Column heads	בי[הודה]ה [שני השעירים]מ[הטובו]ו vavei amudim
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	Erasures
Correction techniques B	N/A
Correction techniques C	N/A
Correction techniques D	N/A

Created between 1700 and 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by Pasarel Ltd., Netanya, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.