Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001725
Type
Scroll
Date
1850–1900
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
19.3 in. × 110.7 ft. (49 cm × 33.77 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 known |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | N/A |
| Rollers | Two carved wood rollers, devarim sewn on, Bereshit detatched. Likely not original, as discs are too small for scroll. |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4,5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 48 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו]]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | N/A |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created between 1850 and 1900, 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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