Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.000971
Type
Scroll
Date
1700s
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
2.13 × 122.8 ft. (.65 × 37.43 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 | Wooden Rollers |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3, 4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 52 |
| Column heads | ביהש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 70 |
| Spacing and Layout features | No new parasha in “Do not covet” פצוע דכה\א:ה ויהי\ו:ויהי |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Related Objects | (not assigned) |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1700s. Acquired before 2013 by Shmuel Charif, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2014 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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