London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Or. 2210
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • 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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer than 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 not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
2 Mar 2026, 11:41 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1798/ on 2026-03-02.

Letter

Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43729
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43734
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43727
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London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43739
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43737
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43741
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43743
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2210: Letter - #43731
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