Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Main text scribe - Square

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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Nehemiah Gaon (נחמיה גאון) (Date active: fl. 960-968)
Autograph
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
  • Stable
  • Higher 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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
'Ayin, Ṣade, and Shin/Sin are large, and Gimel descends below the baseline, but Pe is regular size.
12 Jul 2026, 3:39 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2071/ on 2026-09-10.

Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #50899
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51052
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51053
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51054
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51055
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51056
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51057
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51058
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51059
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51060
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51061
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51064
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51065
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51066
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51067
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51068
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51069
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51070
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51071
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51072
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51062
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51073
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Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51074
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51075
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51076
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51077
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Letter - #51078
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri VIII 479.9: Nexus - #51063
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