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London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Letter - #45260

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Name

Letter - #45260

Item

London, BL MS. Or. 5404

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Or. 5404: 8r

Hand

London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Main text scribe - Square; Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Benaiah b. Saadia b. Zechariah b. Benaiah (בניה בן סעדיה בן זכריה בן בניה) (Date active: 1478)

Type

Letter

Ṣade: final

Features

Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Descender - slanted to the left \
Descender - straight
Descender - no roof
Right arm - joins the descender in its upper part
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - traced with the same movement as the arm
Roof on the right arm - placed to the left
Roof on the right arm - angular juncture with the arm
Roof on the right arm - convex (rounded) ⋂

Image Details

Width: 15px
Height: 32px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 505px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.47
Coordinates (top, left): 780px, 693px

Published: 23 Mar 2026, 9:12 a.m.

Created: 23 Mar 2026, 9:12 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 23 Mar 2026, 9:12 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Letter - #45260', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/45260/ on 2026-04-25.