Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Main text scribe 1 - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
No space (letters touch each other)
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • 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
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
28 Aug 2025, 9:21 a.m.
23 Feb 2025, 9:30 p.m. by Elena Lolli
28 Aug 2025, 9:21 a.m. by Joseph O'Hara
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Main text scribe 1 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1194/ on 2025-12-04.

Decoration

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Decoration - #28326
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Justification - #28327
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28184
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28183
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28329
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28317
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28328
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28330
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28185
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28324
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28318
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28321
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28181
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28313
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28319
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28182
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28320
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28322
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28315
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28186
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28180
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28331
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28323
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Letter - #28325
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Oppenheim Add. 4° 82: Nexus - #28178
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