Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: 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

  • 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
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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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15 Jun 2026, 9:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1999/ on 2026-08-19.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Justification - #48790
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48758
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48759
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48802
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48794
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48796
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48782
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48804
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48789
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48763
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48762
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48806
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48760
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48761
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48765
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48753
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48752
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48780
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48779
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48769
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48764
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48755
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48756
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48757
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48787
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48770
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48777
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48754
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. fol. 4209: Letter - #48773
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