Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.003309
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- 1800–1900
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 20 in. × 126.3 ft. (51.5 cm × 38.51 cm)
- 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 assigned) |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | N/A |
| Rollers | Simple wodden staves |
| Condition | (not assigned) |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| Column heads | Vavei ha-amudim, |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines |
| 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 | (not assigned) |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Interlinear Additions |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1800s, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by Shmuel Charif, Gedera, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created in the 1800s, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by Shmuel 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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