Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29
CUL (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nahray b. Nissim (נהראי בן נסים) (Date active: 1040-1097 (active))
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Careless
Documentary
Merchants'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
  • Equal to the width of an average he
  • Variable
  • Broader than the width of an average vav
  • Equal to the width of an average vav
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Biting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
6 Oct 2025, 2:30 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
6 Oct 2025, 2:37 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32814
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32820
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32825
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32822
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32821
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32817
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32816
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32819
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32813
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32826
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32818
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32815
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32824
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32823
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32834
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32842
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32831
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32812
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32829
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32828
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32827
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32841
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32840
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32835
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32839
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32832
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32838
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32836
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32837
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32811
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Letter - #32830
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Ligature-Connected

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Ligature-Connected - #32833
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S Misc. 28.29: Nexus - #32810
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