Torah Scroll
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.
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