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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 11/24: Letter - #36364

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Name

Letter - #36364

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 11/24

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 11/24: 1r

Hand

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 11/24: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Khalaf b. Isaac [b. Bundār] (כלף בר יצחק) (Date active: 1131 ca)

Type

Letter

Mem

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the left-hand stroke at the headline
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - no base (open mem)
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the right-hand stroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
Left arm - joins the left-hand downstroke in its lower part
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - ascends above the headline
Left arm - straight
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 31px
Height: 33px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1036px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.95
Coordinates (top, left): 129px, 214px

Published: 15 Dec 2025, 5:18 p.m.

Created: 15 Dec 2025, 5:18 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2025, 5:18 p.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 11/24: Letter - #36364', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36364/ on 2025-12-16.