Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001094
Type
Scroll
Date
1900s
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
20.8 in. × 139.1 ft. (53 cm × 42.4 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 available |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | N/A |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 0.00000000 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| Column heads | vavei ha-amudim;ביה ש[מר לך\שני\שמר ושמרת]מ[ה טובו\מוצא שפתיך]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 6 lines before, 31 lines, last line one word הים |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | (not assigned) |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | White Mantel, crown, lion, tablets; White Gartel |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Patches |
| Correction techniques B | Erasures |
| Correction techniques C | (not assigned) |
| Correction techniques D | (not assigned) |
Created after 1900. Acquired by Pasarel Ltd. before 2011; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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