St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Eleazar b. Manasseh ʾAl-Zahumi (יוסף בן אלעזר בן מנשה אלזהומי) (Date active: 1460-1461 (active))
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
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
Slow
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • 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 not 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
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19 Oct 2026, 12:28 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2233/ on 2026-10-19.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Divine Symbol - #55678
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Justification

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Letter

Aleph

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Beth

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Gimel

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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55669
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He

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Vav

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Zayin

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Ḥeth

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Ṭeth

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Yod

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Kaph

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Kaph: final

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Lamed

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Mem

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Mem: final

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55682
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Nun

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Nun: final

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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55646
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55665
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55639
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Pe: final

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Ṣade

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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55643
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Qoph

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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55652
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Shin/Sin

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Tav

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Nexus

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