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Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56677

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Name

Letter - #56677

Item

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759

Collection

Universiteitsbibliotheek (Leiden, Netherlands)

Item Image

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: 6r

Hand

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Judah b. Shemaria (יהודה בן שמריא) (Date active: 1396)

Type

Letter

Kaph: final

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - concave (rounded) ⋃
Upper bar - with a serif
Descender - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
Descender - angular juncture with the upper bar
Descender - longer than the height of the line of writing
Descender - slanted
Descender - straight
Descender - changes direction to the left at the end

Image Details

Width: 19px
Height: 28px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 559px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.71
Coordinates (top, left): 274px, 329px

Published: 8 Nov 2026, 5:22 p.m.

Created: 8 Nov 2026, 5:22 p.m. by Margherita Pepoli

Last Updated: 8 Nov 2026, 5:22 p.m. by Margherita Pepoli

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How to cite this page: Margherita Pepoli, 'Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4759: Letter - #56677', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/56677/ on 2026-11-09.