Obj. ID: 40911
Sacred and Ritual Objects Torah scroll, Russian Empire, late 19th century-early 20th century
The Torah scroll staves are broken and kept separate. They are decorated with the paper inserts decorated with floral motives and Hebrew inscriptions. The inscriptions read:
A: [משלי ג יז] עץ חיים היא למחזיקים בה ותמכיה מאשר [משלי ג יח]* דרכיה דרכי נעם וכל נתיבותיה שלום
B: [משלי ג טז] וזאת התורה אשר שם משה לפני בני ישראל [דברים ד מד] * ארך ימים בימינה בשמאלה עושר וכבוד
Summary and Remarks
Remarks
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Name/Title
Torah scroll | Unknown
Object
Object Detail
Monument Setting
Unknown
Date
late 19th century-early 20th century
Active dates
Reconstruction dates
Artist/ Maker
Unknown
Origin
Historical Origin
Unknown
Congregation
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Location
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Site
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School/Style
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Period
Period Detail
Collection
Documentation / Research project
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Iconographical Subject
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Textual Content
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Languages of inscription
Unknown
Shape / Form
Unknown
Material / Technique
Ink on parchment
Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
35.5 cm (scroll)
Length
Width
Depth
Circumference
Thickness
Diameter
Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
42 lines in a row
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
Group
Group
Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
According to the museum card, the scroll originates from the synagogue in Nizhnii Novgorod.
Main Surveys & Excavations
Sources
Type
Documenter
Ekaterina Oleshkevich, Vladimir Levin, Anna Berezin, Ekaterina Sosensky | 2021
Author of description
Anna Berezin | 2021
Architectural Drawings
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Computer Reconstruction
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Section Head
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Language Editor
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Donor
Dr. Betsy Gidwitz | 2021
Object Copyright
Nizhnii Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture
Negative/Photo. No.
The following information on this monument will be completed:
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