St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Judah b. David Ibn An-Nakash (יהודה בן דוד אבן אלנקאש) (Date active: 1514)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • 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
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are longer 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 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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20 Oct 2026, 12:12 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2236/ on 2026-10-20.

Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55711
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55713
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55716
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55718
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55720
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55721
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55715
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55701
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55697
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55719
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55706
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55705
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55698
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55710
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55700
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55712
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55714
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55699
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55702
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55704
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55696
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55703
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55695
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55707
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55717
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55708
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55709
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Ligature-Connected

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Ligature-Connected - #55722
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Ligature-Connected - #55723
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Ligature-Connected - #55724
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Nexus - #55725
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