Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001817

Type

Scroll

Date

1800–1900

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

10.6 in. × 46.6 ft. (27 cm × 14.21 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	2.00000000
Hands Location	1. Beginning -Num. 25:15 2. Num 23:9-3353
Rollers	Carved Wood
Condition	Poor
Texts Blocks per Sheet	3,5
Lines in Text Block	1.55 2. 42
Column heads	בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו,
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	N/A
Spacing and Layout features	N/A
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling	(not assigned)
Genesis 9:29 Spelling	ויהי
Related Objects	N/A
Unusual Letters	No
7 letter tagin	Yes
Correction techniques A	Erasures
Correction techniques B	N/A
Correction techniques C	N/A
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.