Torah Scroll
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.
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