Torah Scroll
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.
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