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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48140

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Name

Letter - #48140

Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Item Image

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: 5r

Hand

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Ḥalfon b. David b. Abraham (חלפון ביר' דוד ביר' אברהם ביר' ישע ביר' שלום ביר' עזרא ביר' שלום בן מנצור בן יחיא בן כתיר בן יוסף בן מחפוץ אלענסי ביר' יוסף הקנזי) (Date active: 1497)

Type

Letter

Aleph

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Features

Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
Main oblique stroke - reaches the headline
Main oblique stroke - reaches the baseline
Main oblique stroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - joins the main oblique stroke
Left-hand downstroke - joins the main stroke at the headline
Left-hand downstroke - descends from below the headline
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - with thickening in the middle
Left-hand downstroke - no foot
Right arm - joins the main oblique stroke
Right arm - joins/approaches the main stroke in its upper part
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - placed centrally
Roof on the right arm - diamond-shaped

Image Details

Width: 17px
Height: 23px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 397px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.75
Coordinates (top, left): 671px, 640px

Published: 4 Jun 2026, 11:57 a.m.

Created: 4 Jun 2026, 11:57 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 4 Jun 2026, 11:57 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 574: Letter - #48140', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/48140/ on 2026-06-04.