HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Collapse

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Details
Graphic Elements (40)

Details

Item

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a

Collection

Jewish Theological Seminary of America (New York, USA)

Name

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Abun b. Ṣadaqa al-Maghribi (אבון בן צדקה אל-מגריבי) (Date active: 1050s, 1060s)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Quality

Current

Script Function

Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable

Spaces Between Words

Stable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable

Text Rapidity

Quick

Letters in a Word

Irregular spacing
Nesting
Biting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are not parallel
Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are not parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

There is no shading

Created: 7 Feb 2026, 10:20 a.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Entry Authors: Dagmara Budzioch

How to cite this page: Dagmara Budzioch, 'New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1718/ on 2026-02-26.

Divine Symbol

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a: Divine Symbol - #41293

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a: Divine Symbol - #41292

Letter

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Divine Symbol

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus