Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Main text scribe - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: 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
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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 not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
30 Jul 2026, 12:11 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2125/ on 2026-09-10.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Justification - #52360
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52347
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52352
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52358
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52357
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52365
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52363
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52354
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52339
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52341
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52359
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52349
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52350
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52362
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52346
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52345
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52364
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52361
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52340
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52351
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52344
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52342
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52343
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52338
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52355
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52356
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52348
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 8: Letter - #52353
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