Torah Scroll
SCR.003604
Scroll
1600–1800
Unknown
Hebrew
Ink on Parchment
19.7 in. × 83.3 ft. (50 cm × 25.4 m)
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 | 5,6 |
Lines in Text Block | 50 |
Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר ושמעת + שפטים, מוצא שפתיך, ואעידה |
Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
Song of Moses Layout | 4 before, 70 |
Spacing and Layout features | (not assigned) |
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
Related Objects | N/A |
Unusual Letters | Yes |
7 letter tagin | No |
Correction techniques A | Patches |
Correction techniques B | Erasures |
Correction techniques C | N/A |
Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created between 1600 and 1800, unknown location. Acquired before 2012 by B. I. T. Group Limited, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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