London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Or. 2350
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Moses b. Amram Ibn Naṣer (משה בן עמרם אבן נצר בן עזרא אבן ח'ביש) (Date active: 1409)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
משה בן עמרם אבן נצר רי"ת הידוע מן קאימת אבן חביש
Full name

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

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
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

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 parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is no shading
20 Feb 2026, 12:45 p.m.
20 Feb 2026, 12:19 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
20 Feb 2026, 12:45 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1771/ on 2026-02-27.

Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Divine Symbol - #42888
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Justification

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Justification - #42903
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42895
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42913
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42893
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42894
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42892
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42906
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42887
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42875
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42885
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42907
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42879
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42890
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42878
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42896
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42868
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42905
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42909
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42870
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42876
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42871
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42867
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42872
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42873
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42881
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42891
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42869
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Letter - #42874
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Or. 2350: Nexus - #42897
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