Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Cursive
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • 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
14 Jan 2026, 8:29 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1620/ on 2026-04-25.

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Abbreviation - #38158
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Justification - #38164
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Justification - #38167
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38132
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38166
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38138
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38136
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38163
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38150
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38156
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38160
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38140
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38146
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38137
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38161
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38171
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38169
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38149
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38148
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38155
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38157
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38133
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38151
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38143
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38144
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38139
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38145
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38142
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38153
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38141
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38162
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38159
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38134
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38154
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38135
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Letter - #38147
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Ligature-Connected - #38168
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Nexus - #38170
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Nexus - #38152
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.9: Punctuation - #38165
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