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London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53188

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Name

Letter - #53188

Item

London, BL MS. Add. 26920

Item Image

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: 108r

Hand

London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses ʿAjīmān (משה אג'ימאן) (Date active: 1565)

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Ductus

Traced with 3 movements

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with bifurcation
Right-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Right-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - wedge-shaped
Left-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end

Image Details

Width: 19px
Height: 19px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 370px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.0
Coordinates (top, left): 459px, 703px

Published: 2 Sep 2026, 12:55 p.m.

Created: 2 Sep 2026, 12:55 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

Last Updated: 2 Sep 2026, 12:55 p.m. by Miruna-Ștefana Belea

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How to cite this page: Miruna-Ștefana Belea, 'London, BL MS. Add. 26920: Letter - #53188', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/53188/ on 2026-09-02.