Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001664
Type
Scroll
Date
1700–1900
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
27.5 in. × 79.8 ft. (70 cm × 24.34 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 | 17.00000000 |
| Hands Location | 1. Gen 1:1-45:26 2. Gen 44:13-Ex. 20:24 3. Ex. 20:13-Ex. 30:8 4. Ex.35:35-Lev 8:14 5. Lev.22:8-Num. 8:12 6. Num. 7:88-Num. 9:13 7. Num 9:14-Num. 15:12 8. Num. 14:3-Num. 22:36 9. Num. 24:5-Num. 26:46 10. Num. 31:16-Num. 36:6 11. Num. 33:53-Deut. 1:25 12. Deut 2:19- Deut. 4:16 13. Deut. 4:7-Deut 8:6 14. Deut. 12:3-Deut 19:7 15: Deut. 19:2-20:16 16. Deut 25:5-Deut. 30:17 17: Deut 29:19-34:12 |
| Rollers | One carved wooden roller on Devarim |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 1. 2,4 2. 3 3. 1,2,3 4. 3,4 5. 3 6. 1 7. 3 8.3 9.4 10. 2 11. 2,3 12. 3 13. 2,3 14. 4 15. 4 16.3 17.4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 1. 60 2. 53 3. 72 4. 6- 5. 60 6. 62 7. 52 8. 67 9. 70 10. 54 11. 56 12. 60 13. 55 14. 59 15. 60 16. 69 17. 60 |
| Column heads | (not assigned) |
| 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 | N/A |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created between 1700 and 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by Pasarel Ltd., Netanya, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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