Collection ID

SCR.001813

Type

Scroll

Date

1920–1930

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

22 in. × 134 ft. (56 cm × 40.85 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 N/A
Condition Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet 6
Lines in Text Block 42
Column heads בי[הודה]הש[מר ושמעת/שני השעיר]מ[ה טובו/מוצא שפתיך]]ו
Song of the Sea Layout 6 lines before, 70 lines
Song of Moses Layout 5 lines before, 30
Spacing and Layout features N/A
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling פצוע דכה
Genesis 9:29 Spelling ויהי
Related Objects N/A
Unusual Letters No
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 in the 1920s, 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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