Torah Scroll
Torah Scroll
Collection ID
SCR.000717
Type
Scroll
Date
ca. 1500
Geography
Unknown
Language
Hebrew
Medium
Ink on Parchment
Dimensions
25.8 in. × 103 ft. (65.6 cm × 31.45 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 | One plain wood pole, one carved eitz hayyim |
| Condition | Good |
| Texts Blocks per Sheet | 3 |
| Lines in Text Block | 53 |
| Column heads | בראשית, יהודה, הבאים, שמר לך, מה טובו, ושטריכם |
| Song of the Sea Layout | 5 before, 30 |
| Song of Moses Layout | 7 before, 70 |
| Spacing and Layout features | Originally no parshiya break in לא תחצוד in exodus, corrected to have a break. |
| 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 | Patches |
| Correction techniques B | Interlinear Additions |
| Correction techniques C | Erasures |
| Correction techniques D | N/A |
Created around 1500, 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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