Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Yemenite
  • Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
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
Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
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3 Jun 2026, 11:47 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1977/ on 2026-06-03.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Justification - #48075
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48030
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48042
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48068
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48074
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48073
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48067
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48070
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48072
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48034
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48011
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48071
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48069
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48066
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48046
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48050
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48019
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48009
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48064
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48063
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48020
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48056
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48039
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48006
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48026
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48028
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48007
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48058
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48062
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48061
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Letter - #48065
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 573: Nexus - #48076
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