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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 24.6: Main text scribe - Square

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Item

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 24.6

Collection

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Name

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 24.6: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Samuel b. Moses (שמואל בר משה) (Date active: ca. 1030 CE)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe identified by handwriting

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental (North-East)

Script Mode

Square

Script Quality

Calligraphic

Script Observations

It is a Maghrebi calligraphic script, of the Babylonian type, which anticipates the emergence of Sephardic scripts.

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the upper part
Ascenders go above the headline
Descenders descend below the baseline

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Stable
Smaller than the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Variable

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Variable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Text Rapidity

Slow

Letters in a Word

Regular spacing
Nesting

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size
Square

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

Downstrokes are parallel
Horizontal strokes are parallel
Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
Ascenders are parallel among them
Descenders are parallel among them

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
There is no shading

Published: 31 Mar 2026, 2:19 p.m.

Created: 31 Mar 2026, 2:08 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 1 Apr 2026, 5:54 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors: Elena Lolli

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 24.6: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1912/ on 2026-04-28.