HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Collapse

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: Letter - #37173

Details

Image

Open in Item Image

Details

Name

Letter - #37173

Item

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: recto

Hand

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nathan b. Nahray b. Nathan (נתן בן נהראי בן נתן) (Date active: 11th century)

Type

Letter

Beth

General Shape

Horizontally rectangular

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - not parallel to the base
Upper bar - shorter than the base
Upper bar - concave (rounded) ⋃
Right-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - cross-shaped juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - not parallel to the upper bar
Base - longer than the upper bar
Base - angular juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - goes beyond the juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - straight
Base - with tapering at the end

Image Details

Width: 37px
Height: 34px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1258px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.09
Coordinates (top, left): 244px, 693px

Published: 6 Jan 2026, 4:59 p.m.

Created: 6 Jan 2026, 4:59 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 6 Jan 2026, 4:59 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.79: Letter - #37173', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/37173/ on 2026-01-09.