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London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42083

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Name

Letter - #42083

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 17049

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: 21r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Main text scribe 1 - Square

Type

Letter

Ṣade: final

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Features

Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Descender - slanted to the left \
Descender - straight
Descender - with a roof
Roof on the descender - placed to the left
Roof on the descender - angular juncture with the descender
Roof on the descender - slanted
Roof on the descender - straight
Roof on the descender - with bifurcation on the left
Right arm - joins the descender in its upper part
Right arm - rounded
Right arm - hairline
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - placed centrally
Roof on the right arm - slanted
Roof on the right arm - straight

Image Details

Width: 16px
Height: 30px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 492px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.54
Coordinates (top, left): 476px, 613px

Published: 12 Feb 2026, 2:47 p.m.

Created: 12 Feb 2026, 2:47 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 12 Feb 2026, 2:47 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42083', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42083/ on 2026-02-16.