Obj. ID: 10508
Sacred and Ritual Objects  Torah case

The wooden Torah^case consists of a body and a coronet. ##The body is distempered in red, white and green. Each of his eleven facets is decorated with a vertical floral motif. Multifoiled arches, appear at the bottom and the top, with a horizontal floral pattern between the arches. Three metal bands attached by dome-headed nails encircle the body. The case is closed by a pair of brass hook clasps. There is a pair of brass hinges at the back. The inner face is painted wood. ##Two wooden rimon mounts are fixed to the top of the case. The coronet has eleven flower-shaped facets, decorated with stemmed leaves gathered at the centre by an oval ring. ##Rectangular dedicatory plaques, made of paper and covered by glass are attached to the inner face. The plaques are decorated with four flowers on each side. The plaques bear a dedicatory inscription beginning in an arched line and continuing on five horizontal lines within the arch. The inscription, written in black full letters, reads from the right: תורה צוה לנו משה מורשה קהלת יעקב: עץ חיים היא## תורה למחזיקים בה ותמכוה## מאושר:דרכיה דרכי נעם## וכל נתיבותיה שלום: עה!ק ירושלים ## תו! שנת ת'ש'ד Deut.33:4, Prov.3:18, Prov.3:17, followed by !The holy city (int.) Jerusalem, ##may it be built and established (int.), the year (5)704=(1944)! The inscription continues on the left: וזאת התורה אשר שם משה לפני בני ישראל: א'ר'ג'מ'ן )אריאל רפאל גבריאל מיכאל נוריאל( כתר ## הספר תורה הזה ותיק ## שבו של הא' יוסף בו שמואל##אליעזר הי!ו ) ה' יחיהו ויזכהו( נעשה בהשתדלות מו' )מולה( אגא שאולי כהן הי!ו ) ה' יחיהו ויזכהו( והרשות בידו ובאי כוחם להוציאו את הס!ת) הספר תורה( הנ!ז במקום שהם## רוצים Deut. 4:44 (Uriel, Raphael, Gabriel, Michael and Nuriel) (int.) crown## This Torah scroll and the case in it of the master (int.) Joseph son of Samuel## Eliezer, may the Lord sustain him and grant him favour (int.) made through the good offices of Mullah (int.) Aga Shauli## Cohn, may the Lord sustain him and grant him favor (int.), and he and his representatives have the right to take the Torah scroll and put it (int.) wherever they ## wish!