Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

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

Script Definition

  • Oriental
  • Oriental (North-East)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the baseline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Equal to 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 shorter 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
15 Jul 2026, 3:22 a.m. by Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2080/ on 2026-07-23.

Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51846
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51848
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51849
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51850
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51855
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51857
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51858
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51859
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51867
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51860
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51851
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51856
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51863
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Kaph: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51862
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51861
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51872
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51871
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51864
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51865
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51866
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51868
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51869
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51870
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51854
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51873
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51853
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Ṣade: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51852
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51877
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51874
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51875
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Letter - #51876
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Nexus

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 16.6: Nexus - #51847
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