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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Letter - #38924

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Name

Letter - #38924

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

General Shape

Rounded

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 - forms a lobe
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - separate from the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - diamond-shaped

Image Details

Width: 28px
Height: 30px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 840px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.93
Coordinates (top, left): 605px, 613px

Published: 20 Jan 2026, 2:26 p.m.

Created: 20 Jan 2026, 2:26 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2026, 2:26 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Letter - #38924', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/38924/ on 2026-01-21.