Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Main text scribe; Vocaliser; Massorete - Square

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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194
The Library of the Romanian Academy (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Main text scribe; Vocaliser; Massorete - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
  • Main text scribe
  • Vocaliser
  • Massorete

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Calligraphic
Display

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
6
12
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

7 x 5 mm
Elongated vertically, serif on oblique stroke included in the measurements.
5 x 4 mm
6 x 6 mm
  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than 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
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9 Oct 2025, 8:29 a.m.
13 Aug 2025, 7:20 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
9 Oct 2025, 8:29 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Main text scribe; Vocaliser; Massorete - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1397/ on 2025-12-04.

Divine Symbol

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Divine Symbol - #33072
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Divine Symbol - #33084
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Divine Symbol - #33068
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Justification

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Justification - #33073
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Justification - #33074
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Justification - #33076
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Justification - #33070
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Justification - #33071
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Justification - #33129
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Letter

Aleph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33113
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Beth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33114
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Gimel

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33081
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Daleth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33115
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He

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33116
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Vav

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33117
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Zayin

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33125
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Ḥeth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33118
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Ṭeth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33086
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Yod

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33121
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Kaph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33126
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Kaph: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33088
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Lamed

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33082
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Mem

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33127
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Mem: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33128
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Nun

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33130
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Nun: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33078
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Samekh

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33135
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'Ayin

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33141
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Pe

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33100
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Pe: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33083
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Ṣade

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33091
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Ṣade: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33085
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Qoph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33133
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Resh

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33162
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Shin/Sin

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33138
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Tav

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Letter - #33096
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Nexus

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Nexus - #33123
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Vowel/Diacritic

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #34768
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #34769
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #34770
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33163
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33164
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33165
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33166
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33167
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33168
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33169
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33206
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #33207
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #34766
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. C.178 & MS. C.194: Vowel/Diacritic - #34767
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