London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Or. 2211
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Benaiahu (בניהו) (Date active: 1475)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
בניהו
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
Variable
Very slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • 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 parallel among them
19 Mar 2026, 11:42 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1872/ on 2026-04-27.

Decoration

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Decoration - #45082
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Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Divine Symbol - #45076
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London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Divine Symbol - #45078
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Justification

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Justification - #45081
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45070
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45071
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45068
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45069
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45077
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45073
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45075
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45047
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45048
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45079
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45066
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45067
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45065
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45049
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45050
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45074
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45072
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45051
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45064
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45046
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45042
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45045
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45038
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45053
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45059
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45056
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Letter - #45052
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Or. 2211: Nexus - #45080
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