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Cambridge, CUL MS.T-S 12.792: Letter - #36729

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Name

Letter - #36729

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

Ṣade

General Shape

Vertically rectangular
Triangular

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Downstroke - rounded
Downstroke - no roof
Base - traced as a separate movement from the downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the downstroke
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - straight
Right arm - joins the stem
Right arm - joins the downstroke in the middle of the line of writing
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - traced as a separate movement from the arm
Roof on the right arm - placed centrally
Roof on the right arm - cross-shaped juncture with the arm
Roof on the right arm - slanted
Roof on the right arm - straight

Image Details

Width: 26px
Height: 23px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 624px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.17
Coordinates (top, left): 188px, 392px

Published: 17 Dec 2025, 2:36 p.m.

Created: 17 Dec 2025, 2:36 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2025, 2:36 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 - #36729', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36729/ on 2025-12-17.