London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Isaac b. Judah ha-Sofer (יצחק בן יהודה הסופר) (Date active: 1286)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
יצחק בר' יהודה הסופר
Full name

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • 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
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is shading
27 Jan 2026, 4:13 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1689/ on 2026-04-25.

Decoration

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Decoration - #40293
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Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Divine Symbol - #40294
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Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Justification - #40272
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40288
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40285
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40289
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40284
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40278
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40290
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40292
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40280
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40282
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40291
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40281
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40283
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40277
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40254
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40255
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40286
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40287
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40250
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40279
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40252
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40253
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40251
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40249
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40276
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40273
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40275
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40274
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