Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001573
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1900
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
11.4 in. × 83.6 ft. (29 cm × 25.49 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 known |
| Hands-Number | 2.00000000 |
| Hands Location | Replacement leaf from ex. 18:18-30:21; Replacement leaf Ex. 37:21-40:26; replacement leaf Num. 31:47-32:29 |
| Rollers | Matching wood carved rollers |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 4,5,6 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| 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 | Exodus starts with space but at top of column |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | (not assigned) |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 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. Acquired before 2010 by Yaakov Ben-David, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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