London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Solomon b. Yeḥiel (שלמה בן יחיאל) (Date active: 1309)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

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

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than 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
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer 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
3 Feb 2026, 10:38 a.m.
3 Feb 2026, 10:37 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
3 Feb 2026, 10:57 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1703/ on 2026-02-06.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Justification - #40678
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40688
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40706
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40695
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40682
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40702
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40707
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40687
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40696
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40677
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40703
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40700
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40701
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40699
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40686
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40689
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40693
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40705
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40697
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40681
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40704
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London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40672
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40675
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40680
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40670
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40674
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40694
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40684
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40690
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