Collection ID

SCR.000335

Type

Scroll

Date

ca. 1650

Geography

Unknown

Language

Hebrew

Medium

Ink on Parchment

Dimensions

28 in. × 105.9 ft. (71.5 cm × 32.28 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 N/A
Condition Fair
Texts Blocks per Sheet 3
Lines in Text Block 60
Column heads בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו, ואעידה
Song of the Sea Layout 5 before, 30
Song of Moses Layout 6 before, 70
Spacing and Layout features N/A
Deuteronomy 33:2 Spelling פצוע דכא
Genesis 9:29 Spelling ויהי
Related Objects N/A
Unusual Letters Yes
7 letter tagin Yes
Correction techniques A Erasures
Correction techniques B Patches
Correction techniques C N/A
Correction techniques D N/A

Created around 1650, unknown location. Acquired before 2010 by Yaakov Ben-David, Jerusalem, Israel; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2011 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

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