Torah Scroll
SCR.000563
Scroll
ca. 1850
Unknown
Hebrew
Ink on Parchment
13.9 in. × 105 ft. (35.5 cm × 32 m)
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 | 2.00000000 |
Hands Location | There is a primary hand and then a second hand in a number of replacement panels |
Rollers | N/A |
Condition | Fair |
Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4,5,6,7 |
Lines in Text Block | 42 |
Column heads | בי[הודה]השני השעירים]מ[ה טובו]ו |
Song of the Sea Layout | 5 lines before, 30 |
Song of Moses Layout | 6 lines before, 70 lines |
Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכא |
Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
Related Objects | N/A |
Unusual Letters | No |
7 letter tagin | Yes |
Correction techniques A | N/A |
Correction techniques B | N/A |
Correction techniques C | N/A |
Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1850, unknown location. Acquired before 2009 by The Curio Shop, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Purchased in 2009 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
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