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London, BL MS. Add. 17050: Letter - #41948

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Name

Letter - #41948

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 17050

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 17050: 101r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 17050: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Shemaiah (שמעיה) (Date active: 1386-1394 (active))

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
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 - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Right-hand downstroke - with thickening in the middle
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 9px
Height: 12px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 113px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.72
Coordinates (top, left): 524px, 147px

Published: 11 Feb 2026, 2 p.m.

Created: 11 Feb 2026, 2 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 11 Feb 2026, 2 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 17050: Letter - #41948', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/41948/ on 2026-02-17.