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Cambridge, CUL Or.1080 J169: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

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Item

Cambridge, CUL Or.1080 J169

Collection

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Name

Cambridge, CUL Or.1080 J169: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe

Nathan b. Nahray b. Nathan (נתן בן נהראי בן נתן) (Date active: 11th century)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

נתן בן נהראי בן נתן

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)
Cursive

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Merchants'

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Attached to the headline
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Broader than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter 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

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib

Created: 31 Dec 2025, 12:22 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cambridge, CUL Or.1080 J169: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1590/ on 2026-02-15.

Abbreviation

Cambridge, CUL Or.1080 J169: Abbreviation - #37058

Letter

Cambridge, CUL Or.1080 J169: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Abbreviation

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

Numeral

Vowel/Diacritic