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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54690

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Name

Letter - #54690

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: 141v

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Main text scribe 2 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Elijah b. Mikael (אליהו בן מיכאל) (Date active: 1392)

Type

Letter

Mem

Ductus

Traced with 2 movements

Features

Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the left-hand stroke at the headline
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Base - no base (open mem)
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the right-hand stroke
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left arm - traced as a separate movement from the left-hand downstroke
Left arm - joins the left-hand downstroke in its upper part
Left arm - slanted
Left arm - ascends above the headline
Left arm - straight
Left arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 29px
Height: 26px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 775px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.08
Coordinates (top, left): 392px, 472px

Published: 8 Oct 2026, noon

Created: 8 Oct 2026, noon by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 8 Oct 2026, noon by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54690', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/54690/ on 2026-10-15.