Bible T-S NS 3.21

Title:

Bible T-S NS 3.21

Date:

6th-7th century

Description:

Part of an early (likely Byzantine-era) Torah scroll or scroll of Genesis, containing Genesis 13:10; 14:9-22; 15:5-21; 16:5-17:2; 17:9-20. It is estimated that if the text were only of Genesis, the complete scroll would have been 8-9 metres in length, and that if it was from a scroll of the entire Torah, it would have been approximately 40 metres in length. The only major textual difference from the MT is found at Genesis 17:1, where the scroll reads שנה (‘year’) instead of MT’s שנים (‘years’). The parašiyyot also differ slightly from the MT and more closely resemble practice at Qumran. Palaeographers differ over the dating of the scroll - between the 5th century and the 8th century.Condition: Torn, holesLayout: 37 lines in 5 columns

Language:

Hebrew

Type (Narrower):

Manuscripts

Type (Broader):

Text

Provenance:

Donated by Dr Solomon Schechter and his patron Dr Charles Taylor in 1898 as part of the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

Medium:

Vellum

Extent:

Leaf: (height: 36.3 cm, width: 50 cm)

Publisher:

Cambridge University Library

Rights:

This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
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Identifier:

T-S NS 3.21

Is part of:

The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection

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