Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Main text scribe 1 - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
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
  • 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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23 Jun 2026, 1:38 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Main text scribe 1 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2024/ on 2026-06-23.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Divine Symbol - #49672
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Justification - #49671
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49646
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49656
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49641
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49658
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49669
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49664
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49653
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49645
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49644
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49662
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49657
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49652
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49642
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49650
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49655
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49654
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49651
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49639
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49640
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49647
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49637
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49638
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49659
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49648
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49661
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49643
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Letter - #49649
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 1811: Nexus - #49666
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