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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54970

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Name

Letter - #54970

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: 1r

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Moses of Avila (משה דאבילה) (Date active: 1479)

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

General Shape

Rounded

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 - does not reach the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends higher than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the extremity of the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends lower than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 18px
Height: 32px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 609px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.58
Coordinates (top, left): 652px, 487px

Published: 12 Oct 2026, 3:28 p.m.

Created: 12 Oct 2026, 3:28 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 12 Oct 2026, 3:28 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 250: Letter - #54970', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/54970/ on 2026-10-15.