St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Main text scribe - Square

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe
The scribe is not presently identified. This analysis is based on f. 3r. The MS can still contain colophon or marked out letters indicating the name of the scribe.

Script Definition

Oriental
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Regular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
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9 Oct 2026, 11:32 a.m.
9 Oct 2026, 9:12 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
9 Oct 2026, 11:32 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2204/ on 2026-10-18.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Justification - #54842
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54825
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54832
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54831
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54829
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54839
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54840
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54837
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54830
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54820
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54816
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54836
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54834
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54833
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54819
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54824
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54828
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54838
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54835
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54815
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54827
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54814
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54818
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54813
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54817
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54823
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54826
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54822
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54821
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Nexus - #54841
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