Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.004134
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- ca. 1780
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 20.6 in. × 89 ft. (52.5 cm × 27.12 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 | Possible repair - added leaf: First Leaf possibly replaced as a repair 1 |
| Rollers | N/A |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 51 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]השמו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 67 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | No |
| Correction techniques A | N/A |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1780, unknown location. Acquired before 2013 by Shmuel Charif, Gedera, Israel; Purchased in 2013 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2014 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created around 1780, unknown location. Acquired before 2013 by Shmuel Charif, Gedera, Israel; Purchased in 2013 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2014 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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