London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Or. 2349
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

David b. Benaiah b. Saadia b. Zechariah (דוד בן בניה בן סעדיה בן זכריה) (Date active: 1484)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Yemenite
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand
Sfardata record defines the script mode as square. However, the chosen specimen showcases k-shaped aleph allograph as well as an allograph of qoph written in one movement.

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
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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 parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not 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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31 Mar 2026, 10:29 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1910/ on 2026-04-25.

Justification

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Justification - #45810
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45812
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45808
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45794
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45809
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45802
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45800
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45811
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45796
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45778
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London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45791
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45801
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45805
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45806
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45795
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45785
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45788
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London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45787
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45803
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45799
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London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45804
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45780
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45798
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45782
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45779
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45781
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45783
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45793
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London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45792
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45797
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45789
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45790
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Nexus - #45807
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London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Nexus - #45813
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