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.