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London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40250

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Name

Letter - #40250

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: 17v

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Isaac b. Judah ha-Sofer (יצחק בן יהודה הסופר) (Date active: 1286)

Type

Letter

Samekh

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with bifurcation
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - there is a base
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - joins the upper bar at a distance from the left end
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the upper bar with a hairline
Left-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 22px
Height: 23px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 527px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.96
Coordinates (top, left): 684px, 681px

Published: 27 Jan 2026, 4:18 p.m.

Created: 27 Jan 2026, 4:18 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 27 Jan 2026, 4:18 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 9401-2: Letter - #40250', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40250/ on 2026-01-28.