Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.000318
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1820
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
26.7 in. × 107 ft. (68 cm × 32.85 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 | 2.00000000 |
| Hands Location | Changes about midway |
| Rollers | plain wooden poles |
| Condition | Fair |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3,4 |
| Lines in Text Block | 51 |
| Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שני השעירם + שמר לך, מה טובו, ואעידה |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 7 before, 70 |
| Spacing and Layout features | N/A |
| Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling | פצוע דכה |
| Genesis 9:29 Spelling | ויהי |
| Related Objects | N/A |
| Unusual Letters | Yes |
| 7 letter tagin | Yes |
| Correction techniques A | Erasures |
| Correction techniques B | N/A |
| Correction techniques C | N/A |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1820, 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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