Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.003881
Type
Scroll
Date
1900–1980
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
17.5 in. × 124.3 ft. (44.5 cm × 37.99 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 | 2.00000000 |
| Hands Location | Replacement leaf Deut. 5:14-7:1 |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 4,5,6 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| Column heads | Vavei Amudim, מה טבו, שני השעירם, שמר לך,יהודה |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before |
| 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 1900 and 1980, unknown location. Acquired before 2013 by Eli Ben-David, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2013 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2014 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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