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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55652

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Name

Letter - #55652

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: 120v-121r

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Joseph b. Eleazar b. Manasseh ʾAl-Zahumi (יוסף בן אלעזר בן מנשה אלזהומי) (Date active: 1460-1461 (active))

Type

Letter

Resh

General Shape

Rounded

Ductus

Traced with 1 movements

Features

Upper bar - concave (rounded) ⋃
Upper bar - with a serif
Right-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - rounded juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Serifs - approach stroke
Serifs - pointing upwards

Image Details

Width: 11px
Height: 14px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 166px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.8
Coordinates (top, left): 150px, 586px

Published: 19 Oct 2026, 12:51 p.m.

Created: 19 Oct 2026, 12:51 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 19 Oct 2026, 12:52 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 38: Letter - #55652', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55652/ on 2026-10-19.