Samaritan Pentateuch
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The Samaritan Pentateuch, also called the Samaritan Torah, is the sacred scripture of the Samaritans. Written in the Samaritan script, it dates back to one of the ancient versions of the Torah that existed during the Second Temple period, and constitutes the entire biblical canon in Samaritanism.
Quotations from the Torah in Samaritan script. Niche from a Samaritan's house in Damascus, Syria (15th–16th century CE). Islamic Art Museum, Berlin.
Detail of Samaritan Pentateuch
Samaritan Torah scrolls preserved in the Samaritan synagogue on Mount Gerizim
Samaritan script
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The Samaritan script is used by the Samaritans for religious writings, including the Samaritan Pentateuch, writings in Samaritan Hebrew, and for commentaries and translations in Samaritan Aramaic and occasionally Arabic.
The development of the Samaritan script
Ancient inscription in Samaritan Hebrew. From a photo c. 1900 by the Palestine Exploration Fund.