HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Collapse

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: Letter - #40632

Details

Image

Open in Item Image

Details

Name

Letter - #40632

Item

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3

Collection

CUL (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: 1r

Hand

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: Main text scribe - Cursive

Scribe

Nissim b. Ḥalfon [b. Benaya] (ניסים בן חלפון) (Date active: 11th c.)

Type

Letter

'Ayin

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right arm - forms a base
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - top is higher than the top of the left arm
Right arm - straight
Right arm - no roof
Base - traced with the same movement as the right arm
Base - rounded juncture with the right arm
Base - slanted
Base - longer on the left than the upper end of the left arm
Base - straight
Base - turns upwards on the left
Base - with a spur
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left arm - attached to the base
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - top is lower than the top of the right arm
Left arm - rounded
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 24px
Height: 24px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 594px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.03
Coordinates (top, left): 107px, 354px

Published: 3 Feb 2026, 9:55 a.m.

Created: 3 Feb 2026, 9:55 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2026, 9:55 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: Letter - #40632', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40632/ on 2026-02-06.