Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001567

Type

Scroll

Date

1800–1900

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

8.6 in. × 78 ft. (22 cm × 23.82 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	7.00000000
Hands Location	1. From beginning to Gen. 24:40 2. From Gen. 24:15 to Gen. 26 34 3. From Gen. 26:25 to Gen 29:31 4. From Gen. 29:26 to Ex. 3:14 5.From Ex. 4:18-Deut. 1:36 Possible second hand from Num. 26 65-Nוum 29:35
Rollers	Matching wood carved rollers
Condition	Poor
Texts Blocks per Sheet	2,3,4
Lines in Text Block	1. 42 2. 42 3. 42 4. 42 5. 42 6. 42 6. 45
Column heads	בי[הודה]הש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו]]ו
Song of the Sea Layout	5 lines before, 30
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	ויהיו
Related Objects	Red mantel, cut down from larger one
Unusual Letters	No
7 letter tagin	Yes
Correction techniques A	N/A
Correction techniques B	N/A
Correction techniques C	N/A
Correction techniques D	N/A

Created in the 1800s, unknown location. 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.