Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Main text scribe - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Calligraphic
  • Display
  • Bookhand
Calligraphy of display quality.

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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Very slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
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14 Jul 2026, 11:34 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2075/ on 2026-07-14.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Divine Symbol - #51013
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Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Justification - #51012
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50989
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51010
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51001
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51005
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50998
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51009
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51008
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50985
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50996
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51011
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51000
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51004
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50994
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51006
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50993
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50992
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51003
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51002
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50983
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50991
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50990
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50984
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50995
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50986
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50987
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #51007
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50999
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50997
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 8: Letter - #50988
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