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Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: Letter - #40637

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Name

Letter - #40637

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

Mem

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the left-hand stroke at the headline
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Base - no base (open mem)
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the right-hand stroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
Left arm - joins the left-hand downstroke in its lower part
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - reaches the headline
Left arm - straight
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 16px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 337px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.85
Coordinates (top, left): 143px, 640px

Published: 3 Feb 2026, 9:59 a.m.

Created: 3 Feb 2026, 9:59 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2026, 9:59 a.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: Letter - #40637', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40637/ on 2026-02-06.