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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: Letter - #36518

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Name

Letter - #36518

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: 1r

Hand

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Ḥalfon [b. Netanʾel] ha-Levi (חלפון הלוי) (Date active: ca 1140 CE)

Type

Letter

'Ayin

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right arm - joins the left arm in its upper part (shallow)
Right arm - forms a base
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - top is higher than the top of the left arm
Right arm - rounded
Right arm - no roof
Base - traced with the same movement as the right arm
Base - rounded juncture with the right arm
Base - descends below the baseline
Base - slanted
Base - longer on the left than the upper end of the left arm
Base - straight
Base - with a spur
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left arm - attached to the right arm in its upper part (shallow)
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - top is lower than the top of the right arm
Left arm - straight
Left arm - no roof

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Width: 29px
Height: 32px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 945px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.9
Coordinates (top, left): 461px, 367px

Published: 16 Dec 2025, 12:10 p.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2025, 12:10 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2025, 12:10 p.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28/31: Letter - #36518', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36518/ on 2025-12-16.