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MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.91: Letter - #37291

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Name

Letter - #37291

Item

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.91

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.91: recto

Hand

MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.91: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

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

Type

Letter

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - forms a lobe
Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - straight
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 - does not reach the baseline
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 - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 25px
Height: 37px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 963px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.68
Coordinates (top, left): 109px, 277px

Published: 7 Jan 2026, 5:39 p.m.

Created: 7 Jan 2026, 5:39 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 7 Jan 2026, 5:39 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'MS. Bodl. Heb. d 66.91: Letter - #37291', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/37291/ on 2026-01-09.