St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
Variable
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable 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 not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are 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
16 Oct 2026, 12:06 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2225/ on 2026-10-19.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Justification - #55470
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55463
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55462
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55468
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55469
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55472
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55473
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55465
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55452
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55455
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55471
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55451
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55453
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55467
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55448
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55450
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55458
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55459
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55445
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55466
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55446
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55449
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55447
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55444
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55460
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55464
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55461
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55457
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Nexus - #55454
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