Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
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
  • 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 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
19 Jun 2026, 10:58 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2013/ on 2026-06-22.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Divine Symbol - #49249
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Justification - #49269
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49261
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49282
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49276
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49273
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49279
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49280
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49268
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49267
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49277
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49281
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49271
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49272
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49264
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49263
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49262
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49258
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49266
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49265
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49253
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49256
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49254
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49251
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49255
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49257
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49260
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49274
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49270
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Letter - #49259
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 933: Nexus - #49278
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