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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333: Letter - #38948

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Name

Letter - #38948

Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Oct. 333

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Item Image

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

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

Ṭeth

General Shape

Horizontally rectangular
Nun + vav

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right arm - traced as a separate movement from the left arm
Right arm - forms a base
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - top is lower than the top of the left arm
Right arm - straight
Right arm - with tapering at the end
Right arm - no roof
Base - there is a base
Base - rounded juncture with the right arm
Base - slanted
Base - straight
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the right arm
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - top is higher than the top of the right arm
Left arm - straight
Left arm - with thickening at the end
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 26px
Height: 25px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 667px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.06
Coordinates (top, left): 462px, 649px

Published: 20 Jan 2026, 2:49 p.m.

Created: 20 Jan 2026, 2:49 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 20 Jan 2026, 2:49 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 - #38948', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/38948/ on 2026-01-21.