Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Main text scribe - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • 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
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

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
There is shading
15 Jul 2026, 2:44 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2087/ on 2026-07-15.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Divine Symbol - #51192
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51197
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51198
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51208
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51206
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51205
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51207
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51202
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51204
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51199
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51196
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51186
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51200
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51203
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51185
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51201
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51187
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51189
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51188
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51190
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51194
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51195
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Letter - #51193
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 10: Nexus - #51191
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