Collection ID

SCR.001889

Type

Scroll

Date

1950–1960

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

23.2 in. × 97.8 ft. (59 cm × 29.83 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 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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