Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
- Collection ID
- SCR.001680
- Type
- Scroll
- Date
- ca. 1920
- Geography
- Unknown
- Language
- Hebrew
- Medium
- Ink on Parchment
- Dimensions
- 25.4 in. × 76.3 ft. (64.5 cm × 23.26 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.
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 | 2.00000000 |
| Hands Location | 1. From beginning to Gen. 14:6 2. From Gen. 11:21-end |
| Rollers | wooden rollers with note from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee a Makhon Ot stamp and police warnings |
| Condition | Poor |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 1. 54 2. 60 |
| Column heads | Vavei ha-amudim |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1920. Acquired before 2011 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, OK; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Created around 1920. Acquired before 2011 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, OK; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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