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London, BL MS. Add. 26957: Letter - #43836

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Name

Letter - #43836

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 26957

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 26957: 90v

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 26957: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Joel b. Simeon ha-Lavlar (יואל בן שמעון הלבלר) (Date active: 1469)

Type

Letter

Samekh

General Shape

Horizontally rectangular

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with bifurcation
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Base - there is a base
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 - joins the upper bar at a distance from the left end
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the upper bar with a hairline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 18px
Height: 18px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 343px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.01
Coordinates (top, left): 734px, 251px

Published: 3 Mar 2026, 11:40 a.m.

Created: 3 Mar 2026, 11:40 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 3 Mar 2026, 11:40 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Add. 26957: Letter - #43836', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/43836/ on 2026-03-03.