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London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Letter - #45270

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Name

Letter - #45270

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

Ḥeth

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

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 - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the upper bar below it
Left-hand downstroke - ascends above the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - straight

Image Details

Width: 12px
Height: 18px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 231px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.7
Coordinates (top, left): 832px, 271px

Published: 23 Mar 2026, 9:30 a.m.

Created: 23 Mar 2026, 9:30 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 23 Mar 2026, 9:30 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Or. 5404: Letter - #45270', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/45270/ on 2026-04-22.