Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001389
Type
Scroll
Date
1800–2000
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
16.9 in. × 116 ft. (43 cm × 35.41 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 | Carved handles, loose disk. Orange sticker on bottom of devarim |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4,5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]ה[שמר לך]מ[ה טוב]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | (not assigned) |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | (not assigned) |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created between 1800 and 2000, 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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