Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.003575
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- 1880–1890
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 18.3 in. × 123.6 ft. (46.5 cm × 37.7 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 | 4.00000000 |
| Hands Location | Several replacement leaves |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4 |
| Lines in Text Block | Generally 42, some replacement leaves have 44. |
| Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, מה טובו, ואעידה |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 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 | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1880s, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by B. I. T. Group Limited, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created in the 1880s, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by B. I. T. Group Limited, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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