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.

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.

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