St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
  • Calligraphic
  • Current
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
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

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 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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21 Oct 2026, 1:56 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2242/ on 2026-10-29.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Divine Symbol - #55830
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Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Justification - #55871
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55836
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55827
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55863
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55857
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55862
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55870
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55867
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55858
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55852
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55850
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55864
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55860
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55856
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55861
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55849
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55866
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55868
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55865
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55855
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55859
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55829
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55853
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55828
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55834
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55825
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55854
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55869
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55851
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55848
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Nexus - #55872
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