St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Eleazar b. Manasseh ʾAl-Zahumi (יוסף בן אלעזר בן מנשה אלזהומי) (Date active: 1461)
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
Stable
  • 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
There is no shading
6 Oct 2026, 10 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2194/ on 2026-10-18.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Divine Symbol - #54532
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Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Justification - #54541
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Justification - #54539
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54516
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54523
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54501
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54524
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54531
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54534
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54513
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54498
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54497
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54538
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54529
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54535
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54515
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54514
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54504
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54505
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54503
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54518
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54519
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54500
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54509
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54506
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54526
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54507
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54499
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54502
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54510
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54517
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54508
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Letter - #54512
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Ligature-Connected

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Ligature-Connected - #54511
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 143: Nexus - #54540
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