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MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 66.79

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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 ננ מר נהראי ביר נסים ננ

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental
Oriental (South-West)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Bookhand

Script Style

Merchants'

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

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

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
(Other)

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Variable size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
Descenders are equal to 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
There is no shading

Created: 6 Jan 2026, 4:13 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors: Miruna-Ștefana Belea

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1593/ on 2026-02-26.

Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 66.79: Divine Symbol - #37189

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. d. 66.79: Divine Symbol - #37147

Letter

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Ligature-Connected

Nexus