Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 4 - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 4 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing

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
  • 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
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2 Sep 2026, 10:24 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 4 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2154/ on 2026-09-03.

Divine Symbol

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Divine Symbol - #53181
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53163
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53175
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53171
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53176
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53177
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53179
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53178
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53161
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53159
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53180
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53169
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53170
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53174
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53173
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53150
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53151
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53164
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53149
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53168
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53158
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53153
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53156
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53154
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53162
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53172
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53152
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53157
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Nexus - #53182
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