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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 8: Letter - #53980

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Name

Letter - #53980

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 8

Collection

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 8: 173r

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 8: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Type

Letter

Samekh

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 - straight
Base - there is a base
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - angular juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - joins the upper bar at the left end
Left-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - hairline

Image Details

Width: 18px
Height: 26px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 509px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.7
Coordinates (top, left): 628px, 651px

Published: 21 Sep 2026, 4:14 p.m.

Created: 21 Sep 2026, 4:14 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 21 Sep 2026, 4:14 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 8: Letter - #53980', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/53980/ on 2026-09-23.