Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
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
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated horizontally
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not 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
19 Jun 2026, 10:26 a.m.
19 Jun 2026, 9:25 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
19 Jun 2026, 10:26 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2011/ on 2026-06-22.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Justification - #49240
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49228
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49233
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49235
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49221
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49236
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49238
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49230
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49232
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49234
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49237
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49218
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49224
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49217
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49225
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49226
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49239
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49231
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49215
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49229
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49214
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49213
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49222
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49223
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49216
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49220
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49219
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 932: Letter - #49227
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