St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Main text scribe - Square

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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83
Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)
St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square
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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Very slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
There is shading
12 Nov 2026, 2:46 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2301/ on 2026-11-13.

Divine Symbol

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Divine Symbol - #57246
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Justification

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Justification - #57370
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Letter

Aleph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57347
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Beth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57377
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Gimel

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57381
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57380
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Daleth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57355
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He

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57378
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Vav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57376
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Zayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57382
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Ḥeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57358
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Ṭeth

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57360
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Yod

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57379
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Kaph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57368
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Kaph: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57369
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Lamed

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57367
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Mem

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57363
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57359
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Mem: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57346
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Nun

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57352
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Nun: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57348
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Samekh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57345
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'Ayin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57362
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57357
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Pe

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57344
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Pe: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57366
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Ṣade

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57372
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Ṣade: final

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57244
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Qoph

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57349
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Resh

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57354
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Shin/Sin

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57365
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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57361
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Tav

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. D 83: Letter - #57351
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