London, BL MS. Or. 5566D.3: Letter - #39152

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Letter - #39152
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Letter - #39152
London, BL MS. Or. 5566D.3
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Or. 5566D.3: recto
London, BL MS. Or. 5566D.3: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Nathan b. Nahray b. Nathan (נתן בן נהראי בן נתן) (Date active: 11th century)

Type

Letter
Lamed
  • Reduced to two lines
  • Detached components
Traced with 2 movements
  • Ascender - slanted in the opposite direction to that of the downstroke
  • Ascender - equal to the height of the line of writing
  • Ascender - rounded
  • Ascender - with thinning
  • Ascender - no flag
  • Horizontal bar - no horizontal bar
  • Downstroke - detached from the ascender
  • Downstroke - traced vertically below the ascender
  • Downstroke - reaches the baseline
  • Downstroke - forms a base
  • Downstroke - rounded

Width: 21px
Height: 50px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1111px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.44
Coordinates (top, left): 388px, 408px
21 Jan 2026, 5:37 p.m.
21 Jan 2026, 5:37 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
21 Jan 2026, 5:37 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Or. 5566D.3: Letter - #39152', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/39152/ on 2026-01-30.