Torah Scroll

Collection ID

SCR.000165

Type

Scroll

Date

1800s

Geography

Germany

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

7 1/4 in. Height of parchment, 42 ft. (18.4 cm, 12.8 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	Plastic rollers
Condition	Good
Texts Blocks per Sheet	4, 6, 8
Lines in Text Block	48
Column heads	יהש[מר לך]מ[ה טובו] vavei amudim
Song of the Sea Layout	5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout	6 before, 70
Spacing and Layout features	פצוע דכה\א:ה ויהי\ו:ויהי
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling	(not assigned)
Genesis 9:29 Spelling	(not assigned)
Related Objects	N/A
Unusual Letters	Yes
7 letter tagin	Yes
Correction techniques A	Patches
Correction techniques B	Interlinear Additions
Correction techniques C	Erasures
Correction techniques D	Patches

Created in the 1800s. Acquired before 2010 by Yeshaya Zadok, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.