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London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41323

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Name

Letter - #41323

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 26968

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: 14r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses b. Yakutiel Ḥefeṣ of Ṣafroni family (משה בן יקותיאל חפץ ממשפחת הצפרוני) (Date active: 1383)

Type

Letter

Mem: final

General Shape

Inverted 6-shaped

Ductus

Traced with 1 movements

Features

Upper bar - longer than the base
Upper bar - convex (rounded) ⋂
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted to the right /
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - angular juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - slanted
Base - straight
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the base
Left-hand downstroke - does not reach the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted to the right /
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 24px
Height: 25px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 618px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.98
Coordinates (top, left): 733px, 778px

Published: 9 Feb 2026, 9:22 a.m.

Created: 9 Feb 2026, 9:22 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 9 Feb 2026, 9:22 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 26968: Letter - #41323', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/41323/ on 2026-02-11.