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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Letter - #38901

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Name

Letter - #38901

Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Item Image

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: 48r

Hand

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Menaḥem b. David (מנחם בן דוד) (Date active: 1458)

Type

Letter

Samekh

General Shape

Square
Circle

Ductus

Traced with 2 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 - angular juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the right-hand downstroke with a butt
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - straight
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left-hand downstroke - joins the upper bar at the left end
Left-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 26px
Height: 25px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 650px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.04
Coordinates (top, left): 188px, 416px

Published: 20 Jan 2026, 1:59 p.m.

Created: 20 Jan 2026, 1:59 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2026, 1:59 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

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How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Letter - #38901', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/38901/ on 2026-01-20.