St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Eleazar b. Manasseh (אלעזר בן מנשה) (Date active: 1464)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Variable
  • Variable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not 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
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2 Oct 2026, 11:16 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2190/ on 2026-10-16.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Justification - #54351
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Justification - #54350
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54340
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54341
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54338
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54326
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54348
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54355
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54332
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54328
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54336
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54352
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54345
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54343
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54339
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54327
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54353
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54324
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54346
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54349
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54330
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54334
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54356
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54342
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54344
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54331
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54329
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54335
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54347
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54337
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Letter - #54325
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 66: Nexus - #54354
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