Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Ashkenazi
  • Ashkenazi (Germany and Eastern Europe)
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer 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 not parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is shading
29 Jul 2026, 1:32 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2121/ on 2026-07-29.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Justification - #52280
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52259
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52267
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52273
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52276
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52264
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52261
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52252
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52282
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52286
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52217
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52212
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52283
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52269
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52271
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52254
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52218
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52220
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52216
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52278
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52274
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52210
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52256
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52209
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52211
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52284
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52208
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52215
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52219
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52253
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Letter - #52213
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 3: Nexus - #52214
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