Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Main text scribe - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Mariah Solomon b. Joseph ha-Levi (מריה שלמה בן יוסף הלוי) (Date active: 1480)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
Variable
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • 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
29 Jun 2026, 9:38 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2051/ on 2026-07-01.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Justification - #50408
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50392
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50402
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50403
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50410
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50405
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50406
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50409
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50397
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50399
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50407
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50400
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50401
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50395
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50386
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50385
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50396
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50398
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50384
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50391
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50389
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50390
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50387
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50388
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50393
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50404
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50383
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Letter - #50394
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1206: Nexus - #50411
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