Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 6 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 6 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • 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
  • Stable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
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18 Sep 2026, 4:42 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Main text scribe 6 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2176/ on 2026-11-08.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Justification - #53975
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53919
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53939
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53955
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53932
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53970
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53972
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53974
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53924
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53969
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53971
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53938
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53951
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53947
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53935
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53929
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53958
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53973
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53926
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53921
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53967
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53851
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53920
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53850
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53962
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53964
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53923
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Letter - #53922
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 361: Nexus - #53968
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