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.