Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S NS 226.186: Letter - #42309

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Letter - #42309
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Letter - #42309
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S NS 226.186
Cambridge University Library (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S NS 226.186: recto
Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S NS 226.186: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)
Nahray b. Nissim (נהראי בן נסים) (Date active: 1040-1097 (active))

Type

Letter
Mem
Triangular
Traced with 2 movements
  • Right-hand downstroke - sharp triangular juncture with the left-hand stroke at the headline
  • Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
  • Right-hand downstroke - slanted to the left
  • Right-hand downstroke - straight
  • Right-hand downstroke - with thinning
  • Base - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
  • Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
  • Base - reaches the symmetrical middle of the letter
  • Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
  • Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
  • Left-hand downstroke - slanted
  • Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
  • Left-hand downstroke - straight
  • Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
  • Left arm - joins the left-hand downstroke in the middle
  • Left arm - rounded
  • Left arm - with thickening
  • Left arm - no roof

Width: 39px
Height: 36px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1455px2
Ratio (w / h): 1.08
Coordinates (top, left): 266px, 229px
15 Feb 2026, 8:13 p.m.
15 Feb 2026, 8:13 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
15 Feb 2026, 8:13 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea
Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'Cambridge, CUL MS. T-S NS 226.186: Letter - #42309', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42309/ on 2026-02-26.