Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.004076

Type

Scroll

Date

1800–1899

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

19.5 in. × 74.8 ft. (49.5 cm × 22.87 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	1 replacement leaf
Rollers	N/A
Condition	Poor
Texts Blocks per Sheet	3,4
Lines in Text Block	59
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	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 B. I. T. Group Limited, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2013 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2014 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.