Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Joseph b. Musa al-Taherti (יוסף בן מוסי (מוסא) תאהרתי) (Date active: c. 1058-1062)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
יוסף בן מוסי
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Cursive
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Stable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
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 a pointy implement
  • There is no shading
1 Feb 2026, 7:11 p.m. by Dagmara Budzioch
Dagmara Budzioch
Dagmara Budzioch, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Main text scribe - Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1698/ on 2026-02-25.

Divine Symbol

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Divine Symbol - #40492
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Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40498
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40507
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40502
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40500
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40515
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40521
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40523
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40506
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40512
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40503
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40508
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40524
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40582
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40509
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40530
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40525
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40549
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40599
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40564
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40522
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40504
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40510
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40590
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40505
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40501
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40514
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40499
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Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40511
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40513
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40517
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40520
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Letter - #40516
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Ligature-Connected

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Ligature-Connected - #40493
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Ligature-Connected - #40494
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Ligature-Connected - #40495
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 20.71: Nexus - #40496
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