Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: 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
  • Sephardi (Maghreb)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Documentary
Merchants'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Broader than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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
  • There is no shading
20 Nov 2025, 1:58 p.m.
19 Nov 2025, 5:32 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
20 Nov 2025, 1:58 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1544/ on 2026-01-05.

Divine Symbol

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Divine Symbol - #35591
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Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35533
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35593
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35534
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35535
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35536
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35596
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35594
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35598
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35609
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35607
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35608
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35600
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35589
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35603
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35601
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35592
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35537
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35590
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35606
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35604
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35597
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35605
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35538
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35610
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35540
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35611
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35595
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35599
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Letter - #35539
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 153.29: Nexus - #35602
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