Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.003822

Type

Scroll

Date

1800s

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

.79 × 67.22 ft. (.24 × 20.49 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, 4, 5, 6
Lines in Text Block	42
Column heads	ביהש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו]ו
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	6 before, 70
Spacing and Layout features	פצוע דכה\א: ה ויהי\ו: ויהי
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling	(not assigned)
Genesis 9:29 Spelling	(not assigned)
Related Objects	N/A
Unusual Letters	No
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. Acquired before 2012 by Shmuel Charif, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2012 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2013 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.