anyone can
Any number of scribes can write a Torah-scroll.
Torah-scrolls are written on parchment. All other texts (as well as printed copies of the Torah) are written on regular paper.
Judaism has many significant numbers, but 14 is not one of them.
No. The Hittites were idolaters. The Torah vehemently forbids idolatry and names the Hittites as wicked people. The Torah and the rest of the Hebrew Bible were written by Israelite prophets as commanded by God. See Deuteronomy 31:24.
Tradition states that the Torah was given by God to Moses (Exodus 24:12) in 1312 BCE. Moses taught it to the people (Exodus ch.34), and put it in writing before his death (Deuteronomy 31:24) in 1272 BCE.See also the Related Links.Link: More about MosesLink: Did Moses write the Torah
The Jews received the Torah from God written in Hebrew, and significant numbers still read and study Torah in the original Hebrew to this day.
That's how the Torah was created.
He brought them the Torah from God.
The question should be "Why is only a scribe allowed to write a Torah." And the answer is that the Torah-scroll must be written according to Jewish law; otherwise it's invalid. Jewish law states that the person writing the Torah-scroll must be trained; it's this training that makes the person a scribe.
it is called a shmaliyah
The people around whom the Torah focuses are the Jews, also known as Israelites.
Torah scrolls cost so much because they are very labor intensive. They also must be written by someone who is fluent in the laws and is trusted.