St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Main text scribe - Square

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Abraham b. Amram ha-Kohen (אברהם בן עמרם הכהן) (Date active: 1198)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

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
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Square
  • 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, 11:49 a.m.
9 Oct 2026, 11:38 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
9 Oct 2026, 11:49 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2205/ on 2026-10-16.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Justification - #54879
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Justification - #54878
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54864
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54863
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54866
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54876
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54872
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54874
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54868
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54845
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54850
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54873
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54871
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54869
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54854
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54852
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54865
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54870
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54844
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54846
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54843
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54849
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54853
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54851
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54875
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54867
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Letter - #54847
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 231: Nexus - #54877
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