In general, the manuscript is well preserved, although its opening section is rather damaged and visibly darker; it is stained too.
Sheet no. 4
The twelfth column contains a section listing the names of the ten sons of Haman (Es. 9:6-10) that is written in the lines divided into two half-columns, and the space between them is filled with a depiction of Haman hanged on the gallows (Es. 7:10). The figure is disproportionately large compared to the gallows, and a man in one hand holds a long pipe and a halberd (?) in another one. A snake is entwined on the gallows. Below the scene, a lion is shown.
The thirteenth column of the text (sheet no. 4) is written within arches whose lunettes are decorated with birds; on the left, possibly an owl is shown.
The Book of Esther in Hebrew with initial benedictions, and a liturgical poem "Asher Heni".
The scroll is formed of 5 membranes containing 14 columns of the text with 21, 22, 24, or 25 lines each, except for the col. 12 including Haman's sons section which is written in 11 lines divided into two half-columns.
The scroll opens with an additional column containing three initial benedictions and ends with a column containing the liturgical poem.
The text is written in Hebrew square Ashkenazi stam script with tagin in dark brown (almost black ink) on the flesh side of parchment sheets.
The letters forming the Tetragrammaton (cols. 2, 7, and 9) and ת (Es. 9:29) are enlarged and bolded. Other enlarged and diminished letters are included in col. 12. Their components are additionally decorated with tiny dots.
The letter ח (Es. 1:6) is larger and decorated with scrolled feet.
The ruling is made with a hardpoint along with the membranes.
The pricking is visible on the membranes' edges.
The membranes in the scroll are stitched together.
Each benediction starts with a large and bolded word ברוך - "blessed", colored red, black, or green.
They include ligatures of א and ל letters.
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A similar scroll is stored at the Klau Library, the Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati (scroll no. 55 (V.8)) available on https://huc.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1015672768 (accessed on 28.06.2021).
Until the end of the 1950s owned by the Jever Jewish community, later in the collection of Dr. Zvi Asaria. In 1984 acquired by the BLM.
Jüdisches Kulturgerät. Eine Auswahl aus den Sammlungen, Braunschweig 1984, p. 22 (Veröffentlichungen des Braunschweigischen Landesmuseums 40).
Stadt im Wandel. Kunst und Kultur des Bürgertums in Norddeutschland 1150–1650, Austellungkatalog, vol. 1, Braunschweig 1985, p. 514.