Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Main text scribe - Square

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Toviyya b. Moshe (?) (טוביה) (Date active: 11th century)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
טוביה

Script Definition

Byzantine
Square
Current
Bookhand
Merchants'

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
19 Jan 2026, 7:06 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1642/ on 2026-03-06.

Divine Symbol

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Divine Symbol - #38726
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Divine Symbol - #38727
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Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38734
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38762
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38736
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38731
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38735
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38755
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38747
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38749
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38754
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38759
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38739
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38728
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38743
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38741
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38744
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38752
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38738
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38742
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38756
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38740
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38733
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38729
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38732
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Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38766
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38767
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38757
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38746
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38745
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38737
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Nexus - #38730
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