Obj. ID: 6609
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah pointer, Iran, 2nd half of 20 century

The silver Torah Pointer consists of a hanger, a bar and a pointer.

The bar is divided into an upper arm and a forearm.

 The upper arm of the bar is flat and smooth. It is surmounted by a loop inserted through a ring. The lower arm is flat and wider. The two facets bear inscriptions wich reads from the pointer towards the upper arm

: !וזאת התורה אשר שם משה לפני בני ישראל! !

And this is the law wich Moses set before the children of Israel.! (Deut.4:44)

!תורה צוה לנו משה מורשה קהלת יעקב!

Moses commanded us a law, even the inheritance of the congretion of Jacob.!(Deut. 33:4)

The pointer is in a shape of an open flat hand and bears inscriptions on both sides:

!א ב ג ח ץ קרע## שטן נגב ידוע## פטר צ חג חקב## טנע תל טוק## שקולים! 42 letter name of God !יוסף שמואל ## הכהן! !Joseph Samuel## Hacohen!