Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.001345
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- 1920–1930
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 25.9 in. × 70.2 ft. (66 cm × 21.48 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.
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 | Marching carved wooden rollers, tape on upper handles. On Bereishit inscribed "זאת נדבת האשה מרת אסתר מזחי בת ר' ראובן ונעמי בכר פעה"ק ירושלים תש"יג" and on Devarim inscribed " לע"נ בעלה ר' יוסף ב"ר ניסן מזרחי נפטר ה" אייר תשי"א תנצבה" |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 66 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו]]ו |
| 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 | N/A |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1920, unknown location. Acquired before 2011 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created around 1920, unknown location. Acquired before 2011 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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