Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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
  • Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
9 Jan 2026, 8:38 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1601/ on 2026-01-10.

Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Justification - #37577
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Justification - #37571
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Justification - #37590
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37424
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37569
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37422
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37572
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37578
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37567
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37581
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37587
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37589
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37432
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37575
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37585
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37421
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37430
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37579
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37427
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37428
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37582
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37566
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37426
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37576
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37580
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37431
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37574
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37584
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37425
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37429
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37573
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37423
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Letter - #37568
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.2: Punctuation - #37570
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