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.