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London, BL MS. Add. 26998: Letter - #42622

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Name

Letter - #42622

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 26998

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 26998: 9r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 26998: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Type

Letter

Mem: final

General Shape

Rounded
Inverted 6-shaped
Similar to samekh

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - longer than the base
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with bifurcation
Upper bar - with a serif
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted to the left \
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with thinning
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the base
Left-hand downstroke - approaches the upper bar at a distance from the left edge
Left-hand downstroke - T-shaped juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - with thinning
Serifs - approach stroke
Serifs - pointing upwards

Image Details

Width: 16px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 316px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.84
Coordinates (top, left): 800px, 431px

Published: 17 Feb 2026, 12:29 p.m.

Created: 17 Feb 2026, 12:29 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2026, 12:34 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 26998: Letter - #42622', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42622/ on 2026-02-26.