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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54364

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Name

Letter - #54364

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: 99v

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni); Cursive

Scribe

ʿAbd ʾAl-Wʾaḥid ibn Naṣar ʾAllah (עבד אלואחד בן נצר אללה) (Date active: 1400-1500 (active))

Type

Letter

Aleph

General Shape

N-shaped

Features

Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
Main oblique stroke - reaches the headline
Main oblique stroke - does not reach 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 the headline
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - no foot
Right arm - joins the main oblique stroke
Right arm - joins the main stroke at the bottom
Right arm - rounded
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 31px
Height: 36px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1151px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.88
Coordinates (top, left): 922px, 436px

Published: 2 Oct 2026, 1:47 p.m.

Created: 2 Oct 2026, 1:47 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2026, 1:47 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. A 141: Letter - #54364', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/54364/ on 2026-10-15.