St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Eleazar b. Gedalya Guliyemo (אלעזר בן גדלייא גוליימו) (Date active: 1487)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • 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
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are 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
6 Oct 2026, 12:33 p.m.
6 Oct 2026, 11:29 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
6 Oct 2026, 12:33 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2196/ on 2026-10-18.

Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54585
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54594
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54588
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54595
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54592
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54591
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54589
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54567
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54574
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54593
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54576
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54577
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54586
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54587
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54570
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54571
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54590
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54583
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54573
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54584
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54578
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54569
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54568
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54566
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54575
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54579
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54582
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54581
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Letter - #54572
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 220: Nexus - #54580
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