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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 8: Letter - #53983

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Name

Letter - #53983

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

Ḥeth

Features

Upper bar - convex (rounded) ⋂
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with thickening at the end
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the upper bar below it
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 29px
Height: 32px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 953px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.9
Coordinates (top, left): 670px, 787px

Published: 21 Sep 2026, 4:22 p.m.

Created: 21 Sep 2026, 4:22 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 21 Sep 2026, 4:22 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 8: Letter - #53983', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/53983/ on 2026-09-23.