Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.001882
Type
Scroll
Date
1990–2000
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
22.4 in. × 121.3 ft. (57 cm × 36.97 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 | N/A |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3 |
| Lines in Text Block | 51 |
| Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר ושמעת, מוצא שפתיך, ואעידה |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 6 before, 31 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 before, 68 |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהיו |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created in the 1990s, unknown location. Acquired before 2011 by Pasarel Ltd., Netanya, Israel; Purchased in 2011 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2012 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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