Torah Scroll
SCR.001889
Scroll
1950–1960
Unknown
Hebrew
Ink on Parchment
23.2 in. × 97.8 ft. (59 cm × 29.83 m)
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 assigned) |
Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
Hands Location | N/A |
Rollers | plain wooden poles |
Condition | Fair |
Texts Blocks per Sheet | 7 |
Lines in Text Block | 51 |
Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר ושמעת, מוצא שפתיך, ואעידה |
Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
Song of Moses Layout | 4 before, 70 |
Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
Related Objects | (not assigned) |
Unusual Letters | No |
7 letter tagin | Yes |
Correction techniques A | Patches |
Correction techniques B | Erasures |
Correction techniques C | N/A |
Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1950s, 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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