St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: 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

  • 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 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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29 Oct 2026, 8:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2244/ on 2026-10-29.

Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Justification - #55927
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55928
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55912
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55925
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55910
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55921
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55913
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55922
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55909
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55914
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55920
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55916
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55904
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55898
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55923
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55924
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55918
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55899
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55902
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55908
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55903
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55907
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55915
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55901
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55906
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55911
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55905
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55919
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55900
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Letter - #55917
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Nexus

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 81: Nexus - #55926
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