Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Main text scribe; Vocaliser 2 - Square

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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231
The Library of the Romanian Academy (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Main text scribe; Vocaliser 2 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
  • Main text scribe
  • Vocaliser
Scribe of U.61741

Script Definition

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

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
5
11-13
  • Stable
  • Higher 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

6 x 5 mm
5 x 4 mm
5 x 5 mm
  • 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
21 Oct 2025, 9:49 a.m.
13 Aug 2025, 9:26 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
21 Oct 2025, 9:49 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Main text scribe; Vocaliser 2 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1399/ on 2025-12-04.

Justification

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Justification - #33922
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Justification - #33921
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Letter

Aleph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33866
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Beth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33868
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Gimel

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33863
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Daleth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33881
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He

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33864
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Vav

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33882
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Zayin

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33885
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Ḥeth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33886
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Ṭeth

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33889
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Yod

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33890
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Kaph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33862
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Kaph: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33909
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Lamed

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33900
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Mem

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33913
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Mem: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33917
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Nun

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33910
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Nun: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33919
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Samekh

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33903
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'Ayin

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33892
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Pe

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33894
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Pe: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33918
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Ṣade

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33879
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Ṣade: final

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33920
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Qoph

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33891
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Resh

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33867
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Shin/Sin

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33865
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Tav

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Letter - #33897
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Vowel/Diacritic

Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #34776
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #34777
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #34778
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #34779
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33507
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33887
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33506
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33504
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33503
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33502
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33501
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33505
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33499
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #33498
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Cluj-Napoca, BAR MS. U.61741 & MS. U.64230-64231: Vowel/Diacritic - #34775
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