Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001098

Type

Scroll

Date

1900–2000

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

25.2 in. × 85 ft. (64 cm × 26 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	None
Condition	Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet	3,4,5
Lines in Text Block	60
Column heads	בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שני השעירים, מה טובו, ואעידה
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	6 before, 70
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	N/A
Correction techniques B	N/A
Correction techniques C	N/A
Correction techniques D	N/A

Created around 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2011 by Pasarel Ltd., Netanya, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.