Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Main text scribe - Cursive

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Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Cursive
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters
  • Writing on different levels

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable 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

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Abbreviation - #40972
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Abbreviation - #40959
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Divine Symbol

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Divine Symbol - #40966
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Divine Symbol - #40963
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Divine Symbol - #40911
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40932
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40907
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40909
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40950
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40934
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40951
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40935
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40953
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40948
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40943
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40961
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40957
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40949
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40956
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40960
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40929
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40940
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40905
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40962
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40971
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40908
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40926
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40947
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40930
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40917
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40919
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40925
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40945
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40952
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40937
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40968
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40941
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40958
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40921
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40954
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Letter - #40965
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Ligature-Connected

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40974
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40975
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40931
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40915
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40967
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40969
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40914
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40912
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Ligature-Connected - #40973
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 2.20: Nexus - #40938
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