London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Main text scribe - Square

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London, BL MS. Or. 10287
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Jacob b. Naʿmān (יעקב בן נעמאן) (Date active: 1046 - 1118)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
יעקב בר נעמאן
Full name

Script Definition

  • Oriental
  • Oriental (South-West)
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter 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
15 Oct 2026, 3:10 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2224/ on 2026-10-16.

Divine Symbol

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Divine Symbol - #55387
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Justification

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Justification - #55389
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London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Justification - #55388
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Letter

Aleph

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55382
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Beth

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55390
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Gimel

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55409
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Daleth

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55392
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He

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55405
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Vav

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55396
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Zayin

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55394
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Ḥeth

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55391
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Ṭeth

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55404
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Yod

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55386
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Kaph

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55401
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Kaph: final

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55411
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Lamed

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55407
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Mem

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55393
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Mem: final

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55403
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Nun

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55410
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Nun: final

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55399
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Samekh

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55398
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'Ayin

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55384
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Pe

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55395
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Pe: final

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55383
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Ṣade

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55397
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Ṣade: final

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55385
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Qoph

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55402
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Resh

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55400
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Shin/Sin

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55408
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Tav

London, BL MS. Or. 10287: Letter - #55406
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