Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.000452

Type

Scroll

Date

1700–1900

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

25.4 in. × 73 ft. (64.5 cm × 22.26 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 known
Hands-Number	1.00000000
Hands Location	N/A
Rollers	N/A
Condition	Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet	4
Lines in Text Block	59
Column heads	Vavei Ha-amudim;בי[הודה]המ
Song of the Sea Layout	6 lines before, 31 lines, last line one word הים
Song of Moses Layout	7 lines before, 71 lines, last line just עמו
Spacing and Layout features	Spaces between verses; Closed before ויצא; Closed in the middle of ex. 20:14;
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 between 1700 and 1900, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by the Curio Shop, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.