St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

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

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated horizontally
  • 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 parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
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7 Oct 2026, 3:22 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2199/ on 2026-10-16.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Divine Symbol - #54664
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54681
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54680
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54682
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54679
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54685
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54683
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54686
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54666
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54673
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54684
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54660
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54662
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54669
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54670
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54661
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54668
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54667
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54677
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54678
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54675
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54665
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54657
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54656
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54663
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54659
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54672
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54676
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54658
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54674
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