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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38756

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Name

Letter - #38756

Item

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: 1r

Hand

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Toviyya b. Moshe (?) (טוביה) (Date active: 11th century)

Type

Letter

Samekh

General Shape

Triangular
Pear-shaped

Ductus

Traced with 3 movements

Features

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 - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Right-hand downstroke - with thinning
Base - there is a base
Base - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - angular juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - slanted
Base - straight
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the base
Left-hand downstroke - does not join the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - hairline
Left-hand downstroke - with thinning

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Width: 20px
Height: 26px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 543px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.75
Coordinates (top, left): 1063px, 576px

Published: 20 Jan 2026, 9:28 a.m.

Created: 20 Jan 2026, 9:28 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2026, 9:28 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

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How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38756', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/38756/ on 2026-01-20.