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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Item

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19

Collection

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Name

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Nahray b. Nissim (נהראי בן נסים) (Date active: 1040-1097 (active))

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Role Observations

According to both the Princton Geniza project observations and mine, probably Nahray b. Nissim is not the scribe but only a co-author. He is indicated as a scribe as a part of preliminary work to identify Nahray b. Nissim's palaeographic profile.

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental

Script Mode

Cursive

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Variable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Higher than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable
Wider than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Overarching
Puzzle-letters

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Created: 16 Dec 2025, 3:42 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1578/ on 2026-02-06.

Divine Symbol

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Divine Symbol - #36594

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Divine Symbol - #36683

Letter

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Divine Symbol

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature-Connected

Nexus