Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.003288
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- 1900–2000
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 20.4 in. × 102 ft. (52 cm × 31.23 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.
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 | Simple wooden staves |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4,5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 50, 51, 52 |
| Column heads | ביהו, does not have any of the known headings for ש or מ |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 after |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 after |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
| 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 after 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by Schmuel Charif, Gedera, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created after 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by Schmuel Charif, Gedera, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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