London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Or. 2370
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Saadia b. Benaiah b. Saadia b. Zechariah b. Oded b. Margaz (סעדיה בן בניה בן סעדיה בן זכריה בן עודד בן מרגז) (Date active: 1461-1498 (active))
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
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
  • Smaller 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

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are 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
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26 Feb 2026, 12:24 p.m.
26 Feb 2026, 10:58 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
26 Feb 2026, 12:24 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1791/ on 2026-02-27.

Justification

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Justification - #43526
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43514
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43519
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43520
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43518
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43524
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43525
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43517
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43500
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43499
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43523
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43516
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43515
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43511
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43507
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43505
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43521
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43522
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43506
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43508
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43502
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43503
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43504
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43501
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43509
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43513
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43512
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 2370: Letter - #43510
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