Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.001643

Type

Scroll

Date

1600–1700

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

24 in. × 113 ft. (61 cm × 34.5 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; not matching; one is carved and painted in brown paint; the other is carved and has designs, it also has an inscription that reads: יאהרצייט של האשה רייזא בת ר' דוב ט אייר תרפב תנצבה
Condition	Poor
Texts Blocks per Sheet	3,4
Lines in Text Block	57
Column heads	בראשית, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו, ואעידה בראשית, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו, ואעידה יהודה no
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	6 before, 70
Spacing and Layout features	N/A
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling	פצוע דכא
Genesis 9:29 Spelling	ויהי
Related Objects	n/a
Unusual Letters	Yes
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 1600s, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by Pasarel Ltd., Netanya, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.