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London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40689

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Name

Letter - #40689

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: 3v

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Solomon b. Yeḥiel (שלמה בן יחיאל) (Date active: 1309)

Type

Letter

Mem: final

General Shape

Square

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - parallel to the base
Upper bar - longer than the base
Upper bar - straight
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
Right-hand downstroke - with thinning
Base - angular juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - angular juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - straight
Base - with bifurcation
Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted to the left \
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 15px
Height: 16px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 254px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.91
Coordinates (top, left): 587px, 253px

Published: 3 Feb 2026, 11:19 a.m.

Created: 3 Feb 2026, 11:19 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 3 Feb 2026, 11:19 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 9405-6: Letter - #40689', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/40689/ on 2026-02-06.