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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36418

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Name

Letter - #36418

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: 1r

Hand

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Saʿdān b. Thābit Levi [Baghdādī] (סעדאן בן תאבת נע לוי) (Date active: 1141–45 CE)

Type

Letter

Kaph

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - not parallel to the base
Upper bar - shorter than the base
Upper bar - concave (rounded) ⋃
Upper bar - with a serif
Right-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - juncture with the upper bar has a butt
Right-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - slanted
Base - not parallel to the upper bar
Base - longer than the upper bar
Base - straight
Serifs - approach stroke
Serifs - pointing upwards

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Width: 14px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 285px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.74
Coordinates (top, left): 362px, 708px

Published: 16 Dec 2025, 9:16 a.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2025, 9:16 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2025, 9:16 a.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36418', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36418/ on 2025-12-16.