Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Abraham b. Uziel of Salerno (אברהם בן עוזיאל מסלירנו) (Date active: 1289)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Italian
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

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
13 Nov 2026, 5:43 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2307/ on 2026-11-13.

Justification

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Justification - #57504
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Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57529
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Beth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57517
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57538
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Daleth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57524
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He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57534
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Vav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57520
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Zayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57519
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57505
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57502
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Yod

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57526
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57503
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57518
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57536
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57522
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57537
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57533
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57506
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57507
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57508
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57511
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57497
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57514
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57495
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57496
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57510
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57499
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57525
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57498
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Letter - #57500
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Nexus

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 514: Nexus - #57512
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