Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.003661
Type
Scroll
Date
1400–2000
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
19.8 in. × 125.3 ft. (50.5 cm × 38.19 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 | 10.00000000 |
| Hands Location | 1. From beginning to Gen. 44:18 2. From Gen 45:18 to Ex. 24:7 3. From ex. 25:18 to ex. 28:22 4. From ex. 25:18 to ex. 28:22 5. From Ex. 29:37 to Ex. 34:8 6. from Ex. 34:25 to Ex. 37:21 7. From Ex. 36:25 to Ex. 39:14 8. From Ex. 39:19 to Ex. 40:20 9. From Ex. 40:20 to Lev. 22:28 (May be multiple hands, but text is continuous) 10. From Lev. 22:25 to end (May have multiple hands, but text is continuous) |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4,5,6 |
| Lines in Text Block | 1. 42 2. 42 3. 42 4. 52 5. 42 6.50 7. 42 8. 42 9. 42 10. 42 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]השני השעירים]מ[ה טובו]]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 67 lines |
| 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 | N/A |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created between 1400 and 2000, 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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