Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.000713
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1600
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
28 in. × 107.6 ft. (72 cm × 32.8 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 | Carved wooden rollers |
| Condition | (not assigned) |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | (not assigned) |
| Lines in Text Block | 56 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו]]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines, fancy Tagin |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | (not assigned) |
| Correction techniques B | (not assigned) |
| Correction techniques C | (not assigned) |
| Correction techniques D | (not assigned) |
Created around 1600. Acquired before 2010 by Yaakov Ben-David, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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