Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Eliyyahu b. Solomon ha-Kohen (אליהו בן שלמה הכהן) (Date active: 1064 CE)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
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

Regular 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
19 Jan 2026, 10:13 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1641/ on 2026-01-19.

Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38643
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38636
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38641
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38628
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38642
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38640
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38648
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38637
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38630
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38654
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38649
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38632
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38644
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38638
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38626
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38629
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38651
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38647
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38631
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38645
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38634
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38635
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38650
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38627
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38652
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38633
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38646
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Ligature-Connected - #38639
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Nexus - #38653
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