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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36397

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Name

Letter - #36397

Item

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792

Collection

CUL (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: recto

Hand

Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nahray b. Nissim (נהראי בן נסים) (Date active: 1040-1097 (active))

Type

Letter

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Ductus

Traced with 3 movements

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - cross-shaped juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Right-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - separate from the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end

Image Details

Width: 22px
Height: 32px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 727px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.67
Coordinates (top, left): 322px, 309px

Published: 15 Dec 2025, 8:53 p.m.

Created: 15 Dec 2025, 8:53 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2025, 8:53 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

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How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36397', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36397/ on 2025-12-16.