Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

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
17 Jun 2026, 2:21 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2007/ on 2026-06-23.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Justification - #49117
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49098
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49100
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49090
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49105
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49116
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49113
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49091
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49092
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49099
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49101
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49102
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49115
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49109
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49111
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49110
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49104
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49103
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49087
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49083
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49082
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49112
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49114
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49094
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49107
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49096
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49095
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49093
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49106
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49089
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49086
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49097
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49088
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49084
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Letter - #49085
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 750: Nexus - #49108
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