Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
Possibly the hand of Nahray b. Nissim.

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

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
  • 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
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9 Feb 2026, 11:01 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1721/ on 2026-02-10.

Divine Symbol

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Divine Symbol - #41434
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Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41403
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41405
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41383
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41381
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41424
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41423
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41427
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41426
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41379
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41422
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41417
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41425
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41420
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41429
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41421
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41411
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41432
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41380
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41384
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41418
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41419
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41385
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41431
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41382
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41376
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41377
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41389
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41409
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41415
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41378
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Letter - #41399
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Ligature-Connected

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Ligature-Connected - #41412
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Ligature-Connected - #41433
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Nexus - #41430
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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri V.363.5: Nexus - #41428
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