Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Massorete - Square

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Massorete - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Massorete

Script Definition

Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading

Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Decoration - #23402
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Decoration - #23228
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Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Divine Symbol - #23404
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Justification - #23403
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Justification - #23409
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23229
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23234
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23292
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23306
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23299
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23410
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23232
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23300
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23308
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23297
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23305
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23290
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23301
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23237
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23307
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23294
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23407
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23233
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23288
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23406
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23239
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23296
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23238
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23236
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Letter - #23235
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Nexus - #23405
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Nexus - #23230
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim 13: Punctuation - #23408
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