Text columns nos. 1 and 2 are flanked by the figures of Ahasuerus, Vashti, and Mordecai. The upper margin features the busts of Mehuman and Biztha, the king's courtiers (Es. 1:10). The roundels in the lower margins feature the narrative scenes of the feast of the king (Es. 1:3-8) and the beheading of Vashti (not mentioned in the biblical text). These are captioned in Hebrew. The episodes are entitled עשה משתה ("[He] made a feast") and נגזר עליה ("It is destined for her"), respectively.
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | Execution of Vashti - beheading
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | *Esther's Story Characters (depicted not in narrative scenes): | Ahasuerus, the king
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | *Esther's Story Characters (depicted not in narrative scenes): | Vashti, the queen
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | *Esther's Story Characters (depicted not in narrative scenes): | Mehuman
E | Esther, Book of (following the order of the story) | *Esther's Story Characters (depicted not in narrative scenes): | Biztha
P | Portrait | Portrait medallion
B | Bird
L | Lion
V | Vase
O | Ornamentation: | Foliate and floral ornaments | Floral motif
F | Fruits
O | Ornamentation: | Main text framed
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The scroll is preserved in very good condition.
The Book of Esther in Hebrew
The scroll is formed of a single sheet containing 13 text columns with 32 lines each, except for col. 11 which has 11 lines divided into two half-columns.
The text in the scroll is printed, but its prototype was copied in the Hebrew Ashkenazi script with tagin.
The letters ח (Es. 1:6) and ת (Es. 9:29) are highlighted by their size. Other enlarged and diminished letters are included in col. 11.
To almost all ל letters appearing in the words המלך occurring at the head of the text columns, a decorative stroke is added.
The text is printed, therefore the scroll lacks ruling and pricking.
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Another number of the scroll: 2001/0567.
The images of the scroll are available on https://collections.jewishmuseum.cz/index.php/Detail/Object/Show/object_id/221895# (accessed on 06.12.2020).
No bibliography on the scroll is available.