St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe

ʿAbd ʾAl-Wʾaḥid ibn Naṣar ʾAllah (עבד אלואחד בן נצר אללה) (Date active: 1400-1500 (active))
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
  • Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Cursive
Calligraphic
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
Variable
Quick
  • 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 parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
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2 Oct 2026, 1:10 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2191/ on 2026-10-16.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Justification - #54390
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Justification - #54389
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54364
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54382
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54380
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54363
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54386
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54373
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54362
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54372
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54388
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54385
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54370
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54371
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54360
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54365
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54366
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54384
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54381
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54375
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54376
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54361
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54367
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54377
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54374
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54369
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54383
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54378
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54368
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Ligature-Connected

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Ligature-Connected - #54357
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Ligature-Connected - #54358
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Ligature-Connected - #54379
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Ligature-Connected - #54359
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Nexus - #54387
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