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The sixth text panel (sheet no. 1) is surrounded by floral ornament with large Hebrew letters drawn on the upper and lower margins, and floral decorations flanking the panel.
The length of the membranes in the scroll: 1) 510 mm, 2) 385 mm, 3) ca. 200 mm, 4) 530 mm, 5) min. 300 mm (the final part of the scroll is rolled).
Dimensions of the selected details in the scroll:
- upper and lower margins: 16 mm (height);
- letters drawn on the margins: 8-10 mm;
- a text panel (inside): ca. 57x60 mm;
- panels separating text panels: ca. 55x11 mm;
- an average letter: 2 mm (height);
- spaces between the lines of the text: 1,5 mm.
The roller: ca. 200 mm (height).
In general, the manuscript is preserved in good condition, although its membranes are stained and torn in several places.
The decoration incorporated in the first text panel is poorly preserved and no details can be seen. Some letters drawn on the margins are damaged too.
The text is legible, although the shade of ink is not everywhere the same.
The third membrane is crumpled.
In two places, the membranes are repaired with pieces of leather.
The Book of Esther in Hebrew and several verses from other biblical books are written on the upper and lower margins.
The scroll is formed of 5 sheets, containing in total 25 columns of text of 17 lines each, except for col. 20 which includes 11 lines divided into two half-columns.
The membranes contain a different number of columns of text: no. 1 - 6, no. 2 - 5, no. 3 - 3, no. 4 - 7, no. 5 - 4.
The text is written in Hebrew square Oriental script with tagin in black ink on the flesh side of thin parchment membranes. The side of the text is brighter than the blank side of the sheets but both are very similar to each other. The last membrane is brighter than all other membranes in the scroll that are slightly greyish.
The letters ח (Es. 1:6) and ת (Es. 9:29) are not highlighted in the text, similarly as in col. 20 there are no enlarged or diminished letters.
The ruling is made with a hard point along with the membranes, but it is visible only in the decorations separating the text panels.
The pricking is invisible.
The membranes in the scroll are stitched together.
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No bibliography on the scroll is available.