Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Main text scribe - 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
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
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
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29 Jun 2026, 12:37 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2052/ on 2026-07-01.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Divine Symbol - #50428
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Justification - #50444
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Justification - #50443
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50436
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50438
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50442
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50440
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50441
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50437
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50430
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50433
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50417
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50413
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50439
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50423
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50424
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50432
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50431
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50414
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50427
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50434
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50425
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50412
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50429
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50416
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50419
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50418
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50415
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50422
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50426
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50420
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Letter - #50421
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1207: Nexus - #50435
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