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New York, JTS MS. ENA NS 39.20: Letter - #42639

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Name

Letter - #42639

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

Ṣade

Features

Downstroke - slanted to the right /
Downstroke - rounded
Downstroke - no roof
Base - traced with the same movement as the downstroke
Base - longer than the left end of the downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the downstroke
Base - parallel to the baseline
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Right arm - joins the downstroke
Right arm - joins the downstroke in the middle of the line of writing
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 21px
Height: 17px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 375px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.28
Coordinates (top, left): 379px, 152px

Published: 17 Feb 2026, 2:44 p.m.

Created: 17 Feb 2026, 2:44 p.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Last Updated: 17 Feb 2026, 6:13 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

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How to cite this page: Dagmara Budzioch, 'New York, JTS MS. ENA NS 39.20: Letter - #42639', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42639/ on 2026-02-27.