Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Main text scribe 1 - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to 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
There is no shading
23 Jun 2026, 9:09 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Main text scribe 1 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2020/ on 2026-06-23.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Divine Symbol - #49575
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Justification - #49547
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49517
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49531
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49542
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49524
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49552
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49574
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49545
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49515
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49512
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49572
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49532
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49525
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49533
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49514
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49516
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49566
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49569
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49563
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49537
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49522
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49523
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49519
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49520
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49518
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49521
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49513
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Letter - #49558
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1809: Nexus - #49548
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