Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Yemenite
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
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 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 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
25 Jun 2026, 12:05 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2038/ on 2026-06-27.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Divine Symbol - #50135
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Justification - #50167
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50116
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50137
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50149
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50143
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50140
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50139
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50151
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50129
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50133
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50128
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50150
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50138
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50147
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50142
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50112
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50125
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50119
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50146
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50144
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50123
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50136
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50111
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50115
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50121
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50108
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50131
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50134
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50132
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Letter - #50130
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Nexus - #50164
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1205: Nexus - #50165
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