Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001431
Type
Scroll
Date
1900s
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
1.57 × 127.23 ft. (.48 × 38.78 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 | Carved wooden rollers |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| Column heads | ביהש[ני השעירים]מ[ה טובו]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 70 |
| Spacing and Layout features | פצוע דכה\א: ה ויהי\ו:ויהי |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1900s. Acquired before 2011 by Moty Sender, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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