Book of Esther The scroll begins with the benedictions recited before and after the megillah reading (col. 1),which are followed a piyyut for Purim (col. 3).
Parchment: (251-260)mm x 55.03 cm; 24 columns in 8 sheets; Column text space (152-153) x (169-177) mm, except for col. 1: 147 x 171 mm and col. 3: 151 X 172 mm. The column with the names of Haman's sons: 153 x 177 mm. Height of text with decoration: 99-107 mm. Written on the flesh side in square Italian (?) script in dark brown ink.
15 lines per column, except for the benedictions in 16 lines. The piyyut is written in 8 lines in smaller script and the names of Haman's sons are written in 11 lines in larger script. 8 sheets of 3 columns each. There is a segment of a decorated column at the beginning of the second sheet.
Ruling by stylus on the flesh side; 15 horizontal and 1+1 vertical lines per column, barely discernible. Pricking is not discernible.
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Ruling |
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Pricking |
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Catchwords |
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Hebrew Numeration |
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parchment
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Material Decoration |
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Material Bonding |
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Material Inscription |
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Material Additions |
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Material Cloth |
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Material Lining |
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Density |
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(251-260)mm x 55.03 cm
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Length |
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Circumference |
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Thickness |
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Diameter |
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Weight |
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Axis |
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Panel Measurements |
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Façade (main) |
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Entrances |
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Location of Torah Ark |
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Location of Apse |
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Location of Niche |
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Location of Reader's Desk |
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Location of Platform |
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Arrangement of Seats |
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Location of Women's Section |
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Direction Prayer |
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Direction Toward Jerusalem |
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Coin Series |
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Coin Ruler |
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Coin Year |
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Denomination |
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יעקב הכהן יצ"ו גרדיש ת"ו
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Subgroup |
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Hallmark Identification |
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Hallmark Group Classification |
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L Rolled from left to right on a roller. The top section of the roller's handle is partly broken. The sheets are sewn together by leather thread. No case for the scroll.
DEC L A. The text is written within panels framed by gold fillets which are surrounded by copperplate decorations of scrolls and flowers. The decorations are inhabited by birds set on a ground of alternating colors, red and blue. . Three decorated panels, each containing a different motif, decorate the scroll: a shield (col. 2), a stylized vase with flowers (col. 3) and a coat of arms (col. 24). All decorations are in brown ink and are colored in red and blue ink and gold powder.
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Suggested Reconstruction |
Col. 2: Owner's inscription within a cartouche: "Jacob Ha-Cohen, Gardish (?)". The name Jacob is written on the erased name, Isaac, which is still discernible underneath. אדר Opening edge: the former shelfmark, 6012, is written on the back side. There is no new shelfmark. The scroll was probably transfered to the Jewish Historical Institute Museum in 1948 from the Central Storage of the Ministry of Culture and Art in Marozyn in the Klodzko region, Wroclaw county.Col. 22: the word "Adar" was later added to the top left corner
by another hand in light brown ink.
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Main Surveys & Excavations |
The opening edge of the scroll is damaged. Parts of the text and decoration have flaked off. The first sheet (at the center of col. 3) is torn and was partly sewn up. The beginning of the second sheet is missing.
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Full Name |
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Volume |
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Documenter |
Yaffa Levy; Keren Katzir |
1994 |
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Researcher |
Yaffa Levy; Keren Katsir |
1994 |
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Architectural Drawings |
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Computer Reconstruction |
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Section Head |
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Editor |
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