Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.003388
Type
Scroll
Date
1950–2000
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
19.3 in. × 111.8 ft. (49 cm × 34.17 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 assigned) |
| Hands-Number | 1.00000000 |
| Hands Location | N/A |
| Rollers | plain wooden poles |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 42 |
| Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר ושמעת + שני השעירם + שמר לך, מוצא שפתיך + מה טובו, ואעידה |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 70 |
| Spacing and Layout features | (not assigned) |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | (not assigned) |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created after 1950, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by Schmuel 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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