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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54839

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Name

Letter - #54839

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: 3r

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Main text scribe - Square

Type

Letter

General Shape

Vertically rectangular

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Upper bar - with a serif
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - does not reach the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - separate from the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Serifs - approach stroke
Serifs - pointing upwards

Image Details

Width: 29px
Height: 40px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1192px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.73
Coordinates (top, left): 447px, 480px

Published: 9 Oct 2026, 10:59 a.m.

Created: 9 Oct 2026, 10:59 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 9 Oct 2026, 10:59 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 222: Letter - #54839', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/54839/ on 2026-10-15.