Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759
Universiteitsbibliotheek (Leiden, Netherlands)
Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Judah b. Shemaria (יהודה בן שמריא) (Date active: 1396)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the middle
  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the height of the line of writing
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to 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
Thin, traced with the edge of the flat nib
8 Nov 2026, 4:38 p.m. by Margherita Pepoli
Margherita Pepoli
Margherita Pepoli, 'Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2280/ on 2026-11-09.

Abbreviation

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Abbreviation - #56691
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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Abbreviation - #56693
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Letter

Aleph

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56687
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Beth

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56688
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Gimel

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56680
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Daleth

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56694
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He

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56696
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Vav

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56683
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Zayin

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56674
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Ṭeth

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56675
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Yod

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56686
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Kaph: final

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56677
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Lamed

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56689
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Mem: final

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56678
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Nun: final

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56684
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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56681
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Samekh

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56679
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'Ayin

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56685
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Pe

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56682
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Pe: final

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56673
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Ṣade

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56690
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Ṣade: final

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56676
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Qoph

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56692
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Resh

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56695
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