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Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 147.28: Letter - #42304

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Name

Letter - #42304

Item

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 147.28

Collection

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 147.28: recto

Hand

Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 147.28: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nahray b. Nissim Collaborator 8 (Date active: 11th century)

Type

Letter

Samekh

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 - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Base - there is a base
Base - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the right-hand downstroke with a butt
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke with a butt
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - straight
Left-hand downstroke - joins the upper bar at the left end
Left-hand downstroke - forms a tail
Left-hand downstroke - goes slightly below the juncture with the base/right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 29px
Height: 38px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1154px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.78
Coordinates (top, left): 370px, 204px

Published: 15 Feb 2026, 11:14 a.m.

Created: 15 Feb 2026, 11:14 a.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Last Updated: 15 Feb 2026, 11:14 a.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

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How to cite this page: Dagmara Budzioch, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S AS 147.28: Letter - #42304', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42304/ on 2026-02-27.