Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001400
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1800
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
16.5 in. × 79.4 ft. (42 cm × 24.22 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 assigned) |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | N/A |
| Rollers | Carved handles, good condition |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3 |
| Lines in Text Block | 55 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]ה[שני הטבעות?]מ[ה טוב]ו בי[הודה]ה[שני הטבעות?]מ[ה טוב]ו בי[הודה]ה[שני הטבעות?]מ[ה טוב]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines |
| Song of Moses Layout | 7 lines before, 71 lines, last line only one word עמו |
| Spacing and Layout features | Full lines for open portions; Open paragraph after Gen. 50:13 |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | Interlinear Additions |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1800, 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.
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