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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28.37: Letter - #36937

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Name

Letter - #36937

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28.37

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28.37: 1r

Hand

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28.37: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

[Abū Zikrī Judah b. Moses] Ibn Sughmār (בן סגמאר) (Date active: 1090s)

Type

Letter

Mem

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the left-hand stroke at the headline
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Base - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - reaches the symmetrical middle of the letter
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the right-hand stroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
Left arm - joins the left-hand downstroke in the middle
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - reaches the headline
Left arm - straight
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 30px
Height: 28px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 879px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.08
Coordinates (top, left): 461px, 559px

Published: 22 Dec 2025, 7:12 a.m.

Created: 22 Dec 2025, 7:12 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2025, 7:12 a.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. c. 28.37: Letter - #36937', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/36937/ on 2025-12-22.