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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 396: Letter - #55217

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Name

Letter - #55217

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 396

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 396: 101v

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 396: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Isaac b. Solomon (יצחק בן שלמה) (Date active: 1277-1285)

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

Features

Upper bar - slanted
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - descends below the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends lower than the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - attached to the upper bar below it
Left-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends higher than the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - rounded

Image Details

Width: 17px
Height: 20px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 352px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.85
Coordinates (top, left): 369px, 337px

Published: 14 Oct 2026, 1:43 p.m.

Created: 14 Oct 2026, 1:43 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 14 Oct 2026, 1:43 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. B 396: Letter - #55217', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55217/ on 2026-10-15.