Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

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
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
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23 Jul 2026, 3:36 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2111/ on 2026-09-15.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Justification - #51990
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51977
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51966
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51984
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51978
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51982
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51985
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51980
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51964
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51968
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51986
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51967
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51969
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51979
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51987
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51988
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51965
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51963
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51970
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51974
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51975
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51981
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51983
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51845
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51843
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51842
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51840
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51844
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51973
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51976
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51971
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Letter - #51972
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Ligature-Connected

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Ligature-Connected - #51962
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Fol. 572: Nexus - #51989
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