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

  • Details
  • Graphic Elements (12)
Details

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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))
Main text scribe
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

Oriental
Cursive
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Wider than the width of an average he
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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
  • 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
16 Dec 2025, 3:42 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'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 2025-12-16.

Divine Symbol

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

Letter

Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36593
Item image

Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36599
Item image

Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36598
Item image

Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36592
Item image

Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36596
Item image

Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36579
Item image

Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36597
Item image

Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36571
Item image

Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36580
Item image

Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Letter - #36583
Item image

Ligature-Connected

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 13 J 16.19: Ligature-Connected - #36595
Item image