Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.001635
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- 1800–1900
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 17.9 in. × 127.4 ft. (45.5 × 38.84)
- 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 | Wooden Rollers, carved handles. INscription on Beraishit: "Presented by the International Committee for Women of the Kotel to the Women of Jerusalem...."" On Devarim "מתנה מבנות הגלויות לבנות הכותל ר"ח כסלו תש"נ" |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 2,3,4,5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| Column heads | Vavei ha-amudim |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines |
| 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 | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | Interlinear Additions |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1800s, 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.
Created in the 1800s, 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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