Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Massorete 2 - Square

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Massorete 2 - Square

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Massorete

Script Definition

Ashkenazi
Square

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
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Slow
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Square
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than 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 parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is shading
21 Nov 2024, 10:09 a.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marsh. Or. 51: Massorete 2 - Square', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/999/ on 2026-04-25.

Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22300
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22333
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22301
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22336
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22306
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22311
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22317
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22332
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22309
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22334
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22316
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22307
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22314
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22313
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22310
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22303
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22302
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22315
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22312
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22318
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Letter - #22305
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Nexus

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Nexus - #22308
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Punctuation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Marshall Or. 51: Punctuation - #22304
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