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'''Ashuri alphabet''' (Hebrew: al''ef-bet ashuri'') means [[Assyrian alphabet]] and also refers to the [[Assyrian script]] (Hebrew: ''k'tav ashuri'') which is a traditional name for the [[Hebrew alphabet]] and a term that was first used in the [[Mishnah]] to refer to either the [[Aramaic alphabet]] or the formal script used in certain [[Jew]]ish ceremonial items, including [[Sefer Torah]], [[Mezuzah]], [[Tefillin]] also abbreviated as STA"M <ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/alephbet.htm Judaism 101: Hebrew Alphabet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (Hebrew: סת"ם). It is also referred to as the |
'''Ashuri alphabet''' (Hebrew: al''ef-bet ashuri'') means [[Assyrian alphabet]] and also refers to the [[Assyrian script]] (Hebrew: ''k'tav ashuri'') which is a traditional name for the [[Hebrew alphabet]] and a term that was first used in the [[Mishnah]] to refer to either the [[Aramaic alphabet]] or the formal script used in certain [[Jew]]ish ceremonial items, including [[Sefer Torah]], [[Mezuzah]], [[Tefillin]] also abbreviated as STA"M <ref>[http://www.jewfaq.org/alephbet.htm Judaism 101: Hebrew Alphabet<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (Hebrew: סת"ם). It is also referred to as the "square" script. |
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[[Image:Example of Ashuri Ashkenaz Alphabet on Parchment.jpg|thumb |This is a sample of the Ashuri alphabet written according to the Ashkenaz scribal custom on parchment (klaf)]] |
[[Image:Example of Ashuri Ashkenaz Alphabet on Parchment.jpg|thumb |This is a sample of the Ashuri alphabet written according to the Ashkenaz scribal custom on parchment (klaf)]] |
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Ashuri alphabet (Hebrew: alef-bet ashuri) means Assyrian alphabet and also refers to the Assyrian script (Hebrew: k'tav ashuri) which is a traditional name for the Hebrew alphabet and a term that was first used in the Mishnah to refer to either the Aramaic alphabet or the formal script used in certain Jewish ceremonial items, including Sefer Torah, Mezuzah, Tefillin also abbreviated as STA"M [1] (Hebrew: סת"ם). It is also referred to as the "square" script.
There are many rules concerning the proper formation of letters if the written text is to be valid for religious purposes.[2]
The Ashkenaz, Sefard, Chabad (Lubavitch), and Am Mizrachi (Iraqi Jews) each have their own calligraphic tradition in the method by which each letter is formed, however the final shape of each letter conforms to the legal standard regardless of the calligrapher. While the shapes of the letters are the same, styles can be quite different. Generally, while each tradition favors their own calligraphic style as preferable, none consider the tradition of the other passul (invalid) for Sifrei Torah (Torah scrolls) or any other ritually used scroll or parchment.