Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001299

Type

Scroll

Date

1800s

Geography

Yemen

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

21.26 in. × 79.86 ft. (54 cm × 24.34 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, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Lines in Text Block	51
Column heads	בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר ושמעת, מוצא שפתיך, ואעידה
Song of the Sea Layout	6 before, 31 (no spaces before or after)
Song of Moses Layout	4 before, 71 (no spaces before or after)
Spacing and Layout features	N/A
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling	פצוע דכה
Genesis 9:29 Spelling	ויהיו
Related Objects	N/A
Unusual Letters	No
7 letter tagin	Yes
Correction techniques A	Patches
Correction techniques B	Erasures
Correction techniques C	N/A
Correction techniques D	N/A

Created in the 1800s. Acquired before 2011 by Jewish Treasures, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.