A Complete Old Torah Scroll
The present article provides a detailed analysis of the complete Torah scroll, Nicholson Ms. 37, held at Fisher Library at the University of Sydney. The scroll was described by Alan Crown on several occasions (1967, 1984), though this precious treasure has not received the attention it deserves. We...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Australian biblical review
Year: 2023, Volume: 71, Pages: 15-54 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
tôrah
/ Scroll
/ Paleography
/ Bible. Exodus 15
/ Bible. Deuteronomium 32
/ Hebrew language
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism HB Old Testament HH Archaeology KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history TJ Modern history |
| Summary: | The present article provides a detailed analysis of the complete Torah scroll, Nicholson Ms. 37, held at Fisher Library at the University of Sydney. The scroll was described by Alan Crown on several occasions (1967, 1984), though this precious treasure has not received the attention it deserves. We begin with a discussion of how the Nicholson collection, including the Torah scroll, reached Sydney. We then survey scribal matters such as: the layout of the two poems (Exodus 15, Deuteronomy 32); the use of dilated letters in the service of the m~ i1':::l system; special features such as tagin, dotted letters, large and small letters, etc.; corrections made by the scribe; and the manner of stitching. Most importantly, we now have a secure scientific dating of the scroll material, determined via 14C measurements: 17th century CE. The provenance, based on the handwriting and various paratextual features, is determined to be eastern Mediterranean. |
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| ISSN: | 0045-0308 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Australian biblical review
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