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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Letter - #38922

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Name

Letter - #38922

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

'Ayin

General Shape

Horizontally rectangular
Rounded

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right arm - joins the left arm in its lower part (deep)
Right arm - forms a base
Right arm - top is lower than the top of the left arm
Right arm - rounded
Right arm - with tapering at the end
Right arm - no roof
Base - traced with the same movement as the right arm
Base - rounded juncture with the right arm
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - longer on the left than the upper end of the left arm
Base - straight
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left arm - attached to the base
Left arm - top is higher than the top of the right arm
Left arm - wedge-shaped
Left arm - with tapering at the end
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 34px
Height: 21px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 730px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.62
Coordinates (top, left): 270px, 402px

Published: 20 Jan 2026, 2:21 p.m.

Created: 20 Jan 2026, 2:21 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2026, 2:21 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 - #38922', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/38922/ on 2026-01-20.