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London, BL MS. Add. 26998: Letter - #42669

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Name

Letter - #42669

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

Ḥeth

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
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 - descends below the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends lower than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends higher than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end

Image Details

Width: 14px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 285px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.74
Coordinates (top, left): 226px, 526px

Published: 18 Feb 2026, 9:52 a.m.

Created: 18 Feb 2026, 9:52 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 18 Feb 2026, 9:52 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 26998: Letter - #42669', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/42669/ on 2026-02-26.