Torah Scroll
SCR.003294
Scroll
1800–1900
Unknown
Hebrew
Ink on Parchment
16 in. × 109.5 ft. (41 cm × 33.4 m)
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 | plain wooden poles |
Condition | Fair |
Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4,5,6 |
Lines in Text Block | 41 |
Column heads | Vavei Amudim, except column after 10 commandments in Deut begins with aleph of Elo-him, בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שני השעירים, מה טובו, ואעידה |
Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
Song of Moses Layout | 5 before, 70 |
Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
Related Objects | N/A |
Unusual Letters | No |
7 letter tagin | Yes |
Correction techniques A | Patches |
Correction techniques B | (not assigned) |
Correction techniques C | (not assigned) |
Correction techniques D | (not assigned) |
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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