Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are equal to 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
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9 Jun 2026, 11:17 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1988/ on 2026-09-21.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Justification - #48420
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48400
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48409
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48413
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48410
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48414
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48412
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48411
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48406
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48403
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48419
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48416
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48415
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48404
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48405
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48395
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48399
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48417
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48418
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48393
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48408
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48397
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48392
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48391
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48394
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48398
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48402
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48407
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48396
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Letter - #48401
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Nexus - #48421
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 683: Nexus - #48422
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