Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: 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
  • Stable
  • 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 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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30 Jun 2026, 11:49 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2053/ on 2026-07-01.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Justification - #50475
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50460
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50470
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50463
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50464
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50467
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50472
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50468
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50453
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50452
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50445
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50474
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50471
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50466
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50456
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50457
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50449
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50469
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50465
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50447
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50455
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50448
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50450
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50451
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50454
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50476
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50462
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50459
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50461
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50446
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Letter - #50458
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 1208: Nexus - #50473
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