HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Collapse

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38638

Details

Image

Open in Item Image

Details

Name

Letter - #38638

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: 1v

Hand

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Eliyyahu b. Solomon ha-Kohen (אליהו בן שלמה הכהן) (Date active: 1064 CE)

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 - no base (open mem)
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
Left arm - joins the left-hand downstroke in its lower part
Left arm - perpendicular to the headline
Left arm - ascends above the headline
Left arm - straight
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 30px
Height: 41px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1280px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.73
Coordinates (top, left): 2665px, 561px

Published: 19 Jan 2026, 10:35 a.m.

Created: 19 Jan 2026, 10:35 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2026, 10:35 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.32: Letter - #38638', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/38638/ on 2026-01-19.