London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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London, BL MS. Add. 26920
London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses ʿAjīmān (משה אג'ימאן) (Date active: 1565)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

  • Oriental
  • Oriental (North-East)
  • Sephardi (Maghreb)
Non-square (Beinoni)

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • 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
Quick
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching
  • Puzzle-letters

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not 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
Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
2 Sep 2026, 12:35 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2155/ on 2026-09-03.

Justification

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Justification - #53244
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53223
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Beth

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53242
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53239
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London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53240
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53191
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He

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53234
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Vav

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53184
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53231
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53188
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53189
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Yod

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53241
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53243
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53209
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53237
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Mem

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53215
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53208
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Nun

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53235
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53227
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London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53229
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London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53236
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53185
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53194
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Pe

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53225
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53183
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London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53192
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53238
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53230
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53203
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Resh

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53190
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53206
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Tav

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53221
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Nexus

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Nexus - #53233
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