Sefardic script
Also known as: Spharadic script
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Medieval Hebrew: Sefardic script
Sefardic script, from the Tanakh, before 1331 ce; in the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City (7. Vat. heb. 12. Hagiographa).
Sefardic script refers to a style of Hebrew writing that developed between 600 and 1200 CE. It emerged from the Early Sefardic script, which itself was derived from the writing found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. This script style is distinct from the Ashkenazic style, which shows influences from French and German Gothic black-letter styles. The differences between Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews extend beyond script to include Hebrew pronunciation, cultural traditions, cantillation, and liturgy.123
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