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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: Letter - #51089

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Name

Letter - #51089

Item

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25

Collection

Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)

Item Image

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: 25r

Hand

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Nehemiah Gaon (נחמיה גאון) (Date active: fl. 960-968)

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

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 - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - perpendicular to the baseline
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 extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - ascends above the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - wavy

Image Details

Width: 12px
Height: 16px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 200px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.75
Coordinates (top, left): 538px, 222px

Published: 14 Jul 2026, 10:26 p.m.

Created: 14 Jul 2026, 10:26 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

Last Updated: 14 Jul 2026, 10:26 p.m. by Joseph O'Hara

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How to cite this page: Joseph O'Hara, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. b. 12 fol. 25: Letter - #51089', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/51089/ on 2026-07-14.