Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346
Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)
Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Abraham Kalomiti (אברהם א"נ [אף נעים = קלומיטי]) (Date active: 1493)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Byzantine
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • In the upper part
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
Variable
Quick
Irregular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Variable size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are equal to 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
13 Nov 2026, 8:17 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2304/ on 2026-11-13.

Abbreviation

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Abbreviation - #57331
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Justification

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Justification - #57326
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Letter

Aleph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57315
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Beth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57327
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Gimel

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57334
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Daleth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57341
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He

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57332
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Vav

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57339
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Zayin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57329
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Ḥeth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57335
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Ṭeth

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57356
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Yod

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57342
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Kaph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57320
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Kaph: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57353
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Lamed

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57340
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Mem

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57316
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Mem: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57325
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Nun

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57338
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Nun: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57336
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Samekh

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57328
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'Ayin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57330
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Pe

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57323
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Pe: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57337
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Ṣade

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57319
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Ṣade: final

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57324
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Qoph

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57322
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Resh

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57333
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Shin/Sin

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57317
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Tav

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Letter - #57318
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Ligature-Connected

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Ligature-Connected - #57321
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Nexus

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Nexus - #57350
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Punctuation

Vatican MS. Vat. Ebr. 346: Punctuation - #57343
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