St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Italian
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
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
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Elongated horizontally
  • 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 parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
19 Oct 2026, 10:42 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2232/ on 2026-10-19.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Divine Symbol - #55620
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Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Justification - #55610
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55603
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55613
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55614
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55617
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55616
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55615
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55619
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55599
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55598
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55618
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55607
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55605
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55609
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55608
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55600
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55621
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55612
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55595
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55602
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55597
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55593
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55594
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55596
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55606
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55601
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Letter - #55604
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 31: Nexus - #55611
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