Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
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
  • 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 longer than the height of the average letter
  • 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 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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25 Jun 2026, 10:15 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2037/ on 2026-06-27.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Divine Symbol - #50073
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Justification - #50101
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Justification - #50100
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50082
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50086
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50075
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50081
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50083
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50060
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50094
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50084
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50076
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50077
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50095
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50093
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50092
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50071
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50097
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50051
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50099
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50096
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50074
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50080
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50078
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50085
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50090
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50088
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50054
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50089
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50057
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Letter - #50079
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1204: Nexus - #50087
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