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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Name

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nehemiah Gaon (נחמיה גאון) (Date active: fl. 960-968)

Scribe Identifications

Scribe named in the document

Scribe Roles

Main text scribe

Scribe Name in Document

נחמיה הכהן ראש הישיבה שלגולה בן כהן צדק ראש הישיבה שלגולה

Scribe Types of Naming in Document

Full name

Script Definition

Script Type

Oriental
Oriental (North-East)

Script Mode

Non-square (Beinoni)

Script Function

Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

Position of Written Line

In the middle

Text Density

Stable

Spaces Between Lines

Variable
Higher than the height of the line of writing
Equal to the height of the line of writing

Spaces Between Words

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average he

Spaces Between Letters in a Word

Stable
Smaller than the width of an average vav

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Proportions of Average Letters

Regular size

Proportions of Ascenders and Descenders

Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter

Parallelism Between Strokes

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

Width of the Stroke

Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib

Approximate Size of Average Letters Observations

Shin and 'Ayin are horizontally wide but within the headline and baseline. Gimel is large, and Pe is regular size.

Created: 14 Jul 2026, 9:42 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Last Updated: 14 Jul 2026, 10:04 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Entry Authors: Joseph O'Hara

How to cite this page: Joseph O'Hara, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2077/ on 2026-10-16.

Letter

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Script Definition

Global Aspect of the Script

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Letter

Aleph

Beth

Gimel

Daleth

He

Vav

Zayin

Ḥeth

Ṭeth

Yod

Kaph

Kaph: final

Lamed

Mem

Mem: final

Nun

Nun: final

Samekh

'Ayin

Pe

Pe: final

Ṣade

Ṣade: final

Qoph

Resh

Shin/Sin

Tav

Nexus