HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Collapse

Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: Letter - #40650

Details

Image

Open in Item Image

Details

Name

Letter - #40650

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

Ṣade

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Downstroke - straight
Downstroke - no roof
Base - traced with the same movement as the downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the downstroke
Base - slanted
Base - descends below the baseline
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Base - turns upwards at the left end
Base - with a spur
Right arm - joins the downstroke
Right arm - joins the downstroke in the upper part of the line of writing
Right arm - concave (rounded) ⋃
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 30px
Height: 26px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 818px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.16
Coordinates (top, left): 253px, 106px

Published: 3 Feb 2026, 10:13 a.m.

Created: 3 Feb 2026, 10:13 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2026, 10:13 a.m. by Elena Lolli

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. Mosseri IV.37.3: Letter - #40650', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40650/ on 2026-02-06.