Torah Scroll
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.
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