London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42517

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Letter - #42517
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Letter - #42517
London, BL MS. Add. 17049
British Library (London, United Kingdom)
London, BL MS. Add. 17049: 21r
London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)
Shemaiah (שמעיה) (Date active: 1386-1394 (active))

Type

Letter
Ṣade: final
  • Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
  • Descender - slanted to the left \
  • Descender - straight
  • Descender - with a serif
  • Descender - no roof
  • Right arm - joins the descender in its lower part
  • Right arm - slanted
  • Right arm - straight
  • Right arm - with a roof
  • Roof on the right arm - placed to the left
  • Roof on the right arm - angular juncture with the arm
  • Roof on the right arm - slanted
  • Roof on the right arm - straight
  • Roof on the right arm - with bifurcation on the left
  • Serifs - triangle

Width: 10px
Height: 13px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 143px2
Ratio (w / h): 0.77
Coordinates (top, left): 391px, 849px
16 Feb 2026, 9:45 a.m.
16 Feb 2026, 9:45 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
16 Feb 2026, 9:45 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'London, BL MS. Add. 17049: Letter - #42517', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42517/ on 2026-02-16.