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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S 12.347: Letter - #38762

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Name

Letter - #38762

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

Beth

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Ductus

Traced with 3 movements

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - shorter than the base
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with bifurcation
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 - slanted
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 - joins the right-hand downstroke with a butt
Base - straight

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Width: 20px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 380px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.05
Coordinates (top, left): 1190px, 510px

Published: 20 Jan 2026, 9:33 a.m.

Created: 20 Jan 2026, 9:33 a.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2026, 9:33 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 - #38762', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/38762/ on 2026-01-20.