Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.003280
Type
Scroll
Date
1700s
Geography
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
21.65 in. × 144.98 ft. (55 cm × 44.19 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 | 5.00000000 |
| Hands Location | 1. Beginning–Genesis 22:12; 2. Genesis 22:12–Numbers 4:11; 3. Numbers 4:10–31:12; 4. Numbers 31:12–33:51; 5. Numbers 31:51–end; additional replacement leaf, Genesis 31:51–32:22. |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3, 4, 5, 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 54, 48, 49, 51 |
| 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 | Space between verses |
| 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 | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Interlinear Additions |
| Correction techniques C | Patches |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1700s. Acquired before 2013 by Shmuel Charif, Gedera, Israel; Purchased in 2013 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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