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St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55866

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Name

Letter - #55866

Item

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79

Collection

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

Item Image

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: 2r

Hand

St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Type

Letter

Mem: final

General Shape

Inverted 6-shaped

Features

Upper bar - longer than the base
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 - rounded
Base - rounded juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - rounded juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - slanted
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - traced with the same movement as the base
Left-hand downstroke - does not join the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted to the right /
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - hairline

Image Details

Width: 15px
Height: 17px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 259px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.88
Coordinates (top, left): 393px, 676px

Published: 21 Oct 2026, 3:59 p.m.

Created: 21 Oct 2026, 3:59 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 21 Oct 2026, 3:59 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'St. Petersburg, IOM MS. C 79: Letter - #55866', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/55866/ on 2026-10-29.