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New York, JTS MS. ENA NS 39.20: Letter - #42636

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Name

Letter - #42636

Item

New York, JTS MS. ENA NS 39.20

Collection

Jewish Theological Seminary of America (New York, USA)

Item Image

New York, JTS MS. ENA NS 39.20: recto

Hand

New York, JTS MS. ENA NS 39.20: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nahray b. Nissim (נהראי בן נסים) (Date active: 1040-1097 (active))

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - straight
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
Right-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - ascends above the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 15px
Height: 18px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 286px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.88
Coordinates (top, left): 376px, 85px

Published: 17 Feb 2026, 2:29 p.m.

Created: 17 Feb 2026, 2:29 p.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2026, 2:29 p.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

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How to cite this page: Dagmara Budzioch, 'New York, JTS MS. ENA NS 39.20: Letter - #42636', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42636/ on 2026-02-25.