Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.000266
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1770
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
30.3 in. × 80.9 ft. (77 cm × 24.66 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 | SImple black painted with red and white paint splatters |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3 |
| Lines in Text Block | 70 |
| Column heads | ביהש[שמר לך]מ[ה טובו]ו |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 lines |
| Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
| Spacing and Layout features | Spaces between verses, full line open paragraph breaks Spaces between verses, full line open paragraph breaks |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | No |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | Patches |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1770, unknown location. Acquired before 2009 by Jewish Treasures, Modiin Elite, Israel; Purchased in 2009 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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