Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.003301
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- ca. 1800
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 17.3 in. × 83.6 ft. (44 cm × 25.5 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.
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 | 1. Beginning to Ex. 37:14 ((May be same hand as MOTB.SCR.003301.2, seems to have been following same model based on column heads and number of lines) 2. Ex. 35:14-end (May be same hand as MOTB.SCR.003301.1, seems to have been following same model based on column heads and number of lines) |
| Rollers | Plain wooden rollers |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,5,6,7 |
| Lines in Text Block | 51 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[פטים]מ[וצא שפתך]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before (last line does not go to end of column), 30 lines (last line does not go to end of column) |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before (last line finishes halfway to end of column), 70 lines (last line does not go to end of column) |
| 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 | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1800, unknown location. 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.
Created around 1800, unknown location. 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.
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