Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Main text scribe - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Very slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • 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 parallel
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
9 Jun 2026, 1:37 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1989/ on 2026-08-16.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Divine Symbol - #48441
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Justification - #48455
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Justification - #48454
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48435
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48449
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48447
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48452
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48450
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48448
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48446
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48428
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48425
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48453
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48442
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48445
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48429
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48439
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48433
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48440
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48437
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48430
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48431
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48426
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48444
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48424
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48423
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48443
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48432
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48436
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48438
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Letter - #48434
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 554: Nexus - #48451
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