Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.003396

Type

Scroll

Date

1960–1970

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

18.5 in. × 130.5 ft. (47 cm × 39.79 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 assigned)
Hands-Number	1.00000000
Hands Location	N/A
Rollers	N/A
Condition	Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet	3,4,5
Lines in Text Block	42
Column heads	vavei ha-amudim, בי[הודה]הש[מר ושמעת/שני השעיר]מ[ה טובו/מוצא שפתיך]]ו
Song of the Sea Layout	5 lines before, 30
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	N/A
Correction techniques B	N/A
Correction techniques C	N/A
Correction techniques D	N/A

Created in the 1960s. 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.