Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Main text scribe - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Oriental
  • Oriental (North-East)
Square
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
Gimel, Ayin, and Pe are large.
11 Jul 2026, 10:35 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2068/ on 2026-07-12.

Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50839
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50840
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50841
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50842
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50843
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50844
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50845
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50847
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50846
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50848
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50849
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50850
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50851
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50855
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50856
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50857
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50858
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50859
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50853
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50860
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50864
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50854
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50852
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50866
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50869
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50872
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50874
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fols. 6, 29: Letter - #50877
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