Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001513
Type
Scroll
Date
1960–1970
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
19 in. × 116.6 ft. (49 cm × 35.56 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 | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 4,5 |
| Lines in Text Block | 51 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]ש[מר לך\שני השעירם]מ[ה טבו]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 6 lines before, 1 word on line 6,31 lines. One word on line 31 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 68 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
| Related Objects | N/ |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1960. Acquired before 2010 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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