Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.003601
Type
Scroll
Date
1700–1800
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
18.3 in. × 79.7 ft. (46.5 cm × 24.38 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 | 5.00000000 |
| Hands Location | 1) Gen 1:1-Deut 22:26 2) Deut 22:27-28:353) Deut. 28:36-30:9 4) Deut 30:9-31:28 5)Deut 31:28-end |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 1,2,3,4,6 |
| Lines in Text Block | 1.50 2. 51. 3. 50 4.51 5. 51 |
| Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שפטים, מוצא שפתיך, ואעידה |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 67 |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | (not assigned) |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | (not assigned) |
| Correction techniques B | (not assigned) |
| Correction techniques C | (not assigned) |
| Correction techniques D | (not assigned) |
Created in the 1700s, 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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