Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001871

Type

Scroll

Date

1900s

Geography

Poland

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

21.26 in. × 81.07 ft. (54 cm × 24.71 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	N/A
Condition	Fair
Texts Blocks per Sheet	4, 5
Lines in Text Block	42
Column heads	n/a, בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שני השעירים
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	N/A
Spacing and Layout features	N/A
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling	(not assigned)
Genesis 9:29 Spelling	ויהי
Related Objects	N/A
Unusual Letters	No
7 letter tagin	Yes
Correction techniques A	Erasures
Correction techniques B	N/A
Correction techniques C	N/A
Correction techniques D	N/A

Created in the 1900s. Acquired before 2011 by Moti Sendor, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.