Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 5 - 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 5 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is shading
2 Sep 2026, 12:38 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 5 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2156/ on 2026-09-02.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Justification - #53193
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53196
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53222
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53220
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53224
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53205
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53226
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53202
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53216
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53204
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53228
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53199
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53200
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53217
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53198
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53214
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53219
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53218
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53232
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53210
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53207
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53195
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53186
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53201
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53187
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53213
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53212
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53197
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53211
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