St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Main text scribe 2 - 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 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Elijah b. Mikael (אליהו בן מיכאל) (Date active: 1392)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
The name of the scribe seems to have been added later, on the margin below the colophon, with different hand and in different, darker ink (f. 192v). Sfardata record still lists Elijah b. Mikael as the scribe which is why he is listed as scribe here as well. Additional research is needed.
Name added on the margin.

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
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
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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8 Oct 2026, 11:52 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2200/ on 2026-10-16.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Divine Symbol - #54698
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Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Justification - #54716
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Justification - #54717
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54710
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54707
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54715
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54694
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54695
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54711
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54714
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54693
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54688
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54687
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54712
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54708
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54709
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54704
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54690
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54689
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54705
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54718
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54713
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54701
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54706
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54696
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54692
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54691
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54697
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54699
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54702
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54703
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54700
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