Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001572
Type
Scroll
Date
1800–1900
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
17.3 in. × 82.4 ft. (44 cm × 25.12 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 | Wooden Rollers, carved bottom handles, top handles appear to have come off, leaving plain wood. |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 52 |
| Column heads | בי[הודה]הש[מר לך]מ[הטבו[ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 Lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | Full lines for open parshiyot |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | (not assigned) |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| 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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