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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55711

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Name

Letter - #55711

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: 259v

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Judah b. David Ibn An-Nakash (יהודה בן דוד אבן אלנקאש) (Date active: 1514)

Type

Letter

Aleph

General Shape

N-shaped

Features

Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
Main oblique stroke - reaches the headline
Main oblique stroke - reaches the baseline
Main oblique stroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - joins the main oblique stroke
Left-hand downstroke - joins the main stroke at the headline
Left-hand downstroke - descends from the headline
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - rounded
Left-hand downstroke - with a foot
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the left-hand downstroke
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - ends on the left
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - turns downwards
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - slanted
Foot on the left-hand downstroke - straight
Right arm - joins the main oblique stroke
Right arm - joins the main stroke in its lower part
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - no roof

Image Details

Width: 24px
Height: 28px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 708px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.87
Coordinates (top, left): 719px, 555px

Published: 20 Oct 2026, 12:48 p.m.

Created: 20 Oct 2026, 12:48 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 20 Oct 2026, 12:48 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 41: Letter - #55711', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55711/ on 2026-10-20.