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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36442

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Name

Letter - #36442

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

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - convex (rounded) ⋂
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded 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 - rounded
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 - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 20px
Height: 25px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 520px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.81
Coordinates (top, left): 546px, 119px

Published: 16 Dec 2025, 10:01 a.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2025, 10:01 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2025, 10:01 a.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/12: Letter - #36442', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36442/ on 2025-12-16.