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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.379: Letter - #36608

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Name

Letter - #36608

Item

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.379

Collection

CUL (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.379: recto

Hand

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.379: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

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

Type

Letter

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Features

Upper bar - forms a lobe
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 - forms a lobe
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 - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 26px
Height: 36px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 955px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.73
Coordinates (top, left): 331px, 424px

Published: 16 Dec 2025, 5:49 p.m.

Created: 16 Dec 2025, 5:49 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Last Updated: 12 Jan 2026, 7:54 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

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How to cite this page: Joseph O'Hara, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.379: Letter - #36608', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36608/ on 2026-02-06.