Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.003879
Type
Scroll
Date
1800–1900
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
18.3 in. × 80.9 ft. (46.5 cm × 24.67 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 | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3 |
| Lines in Text Block | 52 |
| Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו, ואעידה |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 70 |
| Spacing and Layout features | spaces between verses; unusual spacing of the arayot, each line has a gap so that the word 'ervat' beging at the same place and the are all written one underneath the other; the list of places in Numbers 34, are listed verically with each one starting a new line |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 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 1800s, 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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