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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54707

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Name

Letter - #54707

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

Aleph

General Shape

Kappa-shaped

Features

Left-hand downstroke - left-hand downstroke is the main component
Left-hand downstroke - descends from above the headline
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - wavy
Left-hand downstroke - no foot
Chevron - joins the left-hand downstroke
Chevron - joins the left-hand downstroke in the middle
Chevron - reduced to one branch

Image Details

Width: 23px
Height: 26px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 621px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.91
Coordinates (top, left): 629px, 494px

Published: 8 Oct 2026, 1:01 p.m.

Created: 8 Oct 2026, 1:01 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 8 Oct 2026, 1:01 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 191: Letter - #54707', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/54707/ on 2026-10-16.