Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Main text scribe - Square

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Saadia ha-Sofer b. Yaḥya b. Ḥalfon known as ʾAl-ʿAdany (סעדיה הסופר בן יחיא בן חלפן ידיע באלעדני) (Date active: 1222)
Scribe named in the document
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Yemenite
Square
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Variable
  • No space (letters touch each other)
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Variable size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer 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 parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
14 Nov 2026, 11:07 a.m.
14 Nov 2026, 10:57 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
14 Nov 2026, 11:07 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Main text scribe - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/2309/ on 2026-11-14.

Letter

Aleph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57600
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57599
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Gimel

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57604
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57597
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57594
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57587
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57593
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57603
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57601
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57590
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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57591
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57589
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57592
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57585
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57602
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57598
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Shin/Sin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57595
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57596
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