Yeria #5 - Almost complete...

Today I wrapped up column 19 and made some edits to the earlier columns.

Tomorrow I will have to check the whole yeria against the tikkun (copyists manual), make any corrections or edits, and then complete adding taggim and dots….
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Today’s writing went exceptionally well as I transcribed the exodus of Lot and his family from the doomed cities of Sodom, Amora, and its other condemned neighbors.

The humidity was excellent and I didn’t have to do any fiddling with the kulmus (quill) to keep it on track.

Please enjoy these photos, and check back tomorrow for the complete column…
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Our modern Torah scrolls differ significantly from ancient Torah scrolls.   For example, Today’s seforim are written on klaf (parchment), while ancient scrolls were written on gvil (sheets of leather).

Another feature of ancient scrolls is the presence of unusual, additional, or altered taggim and/or letter forms.   These unusual features were almost always predicated upon kabbalistic traditions and reasoning…

Examples of Odd Taggim and Letter Forms From the Ancient Sefer ha-Taggim

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Amud 18 - click to enlarge view

Column 18

Here are pictures from columns 16 and 17.   I hope to have this yeria completed by the middle of this week.  I am stretching it out a bit because I am awaiting a shipment of new parchment sometime around then… 

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