Torah Fragment - Opening of Genesis - Creation - c. 1550

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Manuscript Torah Scroll fragment of four panels in black ink on beautiful red deer parchment. Fifty lines per column, written in a clear and precise Hebraic script.(485 x 490 mm- 19 x 19 1/2'') 

Egypt, c. 1550.

The text of this fragment includes the opening verses of the Torah. The manuscript text begins Genesis (Bereshit) 1:1 through 4:26 (The Creation and beginning of the world through the history of Cain and Abel): ''In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...''

The scroll was written on the hair side (Gvil) of specially prepared  deerskin in a process that darkens to a deep reddish color over the centuries. The very soft parchment remains supple and legible despite centuries of use in the Synagogue.  The deep red color and script are indicative of Hebraic scrolls originating in Egypt.

Antique Torah scrolls from Egypt are rare and highly prized – the most notable group of them was discovered in the Genizah of the Ben Ezra Synagogue and date as early as the 12th century. 

Shipped unmatted

  • Inventory# IM-11075
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