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London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45781

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Name

Letter - #45781

Item

London, BL MS. Or. 2349

Collection

British Library (London, United Kingdom)

Item Image

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: 4v

Hand

London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

David b. Benaiah b. Saadia b. Zechariah (דוד בן בניה בן סעדיה בן זכריה) (Date active: 1484)

Type

Letter

Ṣade

General Shape

Rounded

Features

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 - concave (rounded) ⋃
Right arm - joins the downstroke
Right arm - joins the downstroke in the upper part of the line of writing
Right arm - concave (rounded) ⋃
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 13px
Height: 15px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 218px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.89
Coordinates (top, left): 300px, 612px

Published: 31 Mar 2026, 10:43 a.m.

Created: 31 Mar 2026, 10:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 31 Mar 2026, 10:43 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'London, BL MS. Or. 2349: Letter - #45781', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/45781/ on 2026-04-24.