Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Main text scribe - Square

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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Oriental
Square
Calligraphic
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • 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 longer 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 not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
23 Jul 2026, 7:07 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara
Joseph O'Hara, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2112/ on 2026-08-21.

Justification

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Justification - #51888
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Justification - #51889
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Letter

Aleph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51878
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Beth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51879
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Gimel

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51880
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Daleth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51881
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He

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51882
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Vav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51883
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Zayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51884
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Ḥeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51885
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Ṭeth

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51886
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Yod

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51887
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Kaph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51890
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Lamed

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51891
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Mem

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51892
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Mem: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #51893
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Nun

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52742
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Nun: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52745
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Samekh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52748
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'Ayin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52749
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Pe

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52750
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Pe: final

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52751
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Ṣade

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52752
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Qoph

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52753
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Resh

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52754
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Shin/Sin

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52755
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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52756
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Tav

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.462: Letter - #52757
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