Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Yemenite
  • Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
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
Variable
Variable
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not 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
5 Jun 2026, 3:06 p.m.
5 Jun 2026, 2:04 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
5 Jun 2026, 3:06 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1984/ on 2026-06-05.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Justification - #48276
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48262
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48267
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48273
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48274
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48261
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48275
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48272
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48270
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48263
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48266
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48271
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48268
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48260
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48259
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48256
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48250
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48264
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48265
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48252
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48257
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48251
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48248
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48246
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48249
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48247
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48255
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48254
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48258
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48253
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Nexus - #48269
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