Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.003440

Type

Scroll

Date

1920s

Geography

Poland

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

21.26 in. × 86.22 ft. (54 cm × 26.28 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	1.00000000
Hands Location	N/A
Rollers	N/A
Condition	Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet	4, 5, 6
Lines in Text Block	N/A
Column heads	בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שני השעירים, 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	No
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 1920s. Acquired before 2012 by Shmuel Charif, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.