St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Main text scribe - Square

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Ṭoviyah b. Judah of Burriana (טוביה בן יהודה דבוריאנה) (Date active: 1408)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Square
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than 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
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than 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
There is no shading
1 Oct 2026, 1:18 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2189/ on 2026-10-16.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Divine Symbol - #54320
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54301
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54316
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54317
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54315
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54322
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54318
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54309
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54305
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54323
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54312
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54319
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54303
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54308
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54302
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54313
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54314
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54298
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54304
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54299
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54296
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54300
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54297
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54306
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54310
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54307
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Letter - #54311
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 37: Nexus - #54321
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