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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55462

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Name

Letter - #55462

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: 6r

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Type

Letter

Beth

General Shape

Taller than average letters

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - parallel to the base
Upper bar - shorter than the base
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - parallel to the upper bar
Base - longer than the upper bar
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - descends below the baseline
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃

Image Details

Width: 20px
Height: 25px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 515px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.8
Coordinates (top, left): 213px, 546px

Published: 16 Oct 2026, 2:46 p.m.

Created: 16 Oct 2026, 2:46 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2026, 2:46 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 22: Letter - #55462', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55462/ on 2026-10-18.