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Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56867

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Name

Letter - #56867

Item

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41

Collection

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Vatican, Vatican)

Item Image

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: 2r-1v

Hand

Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Ben Levi (בן לוי) (Date active: 1423)

Type

Letter

Mem: final

Ductus

Traced with 3 movements

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - longer than the base
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted to the left \
Right-hand downstroke - straight
Base - traced as a separate movement from the right-hand downstroke
Base - angular juncture with the right-hand downstroke
Base - joins the left-hand downstroke
Base - angular juncture with the left-hand downstroke
Base - concave (rounded) ⋃
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the base
Left-hand downstroke - joins the upper bar below it
Left-hand downstroke - angular juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - T-shaped juncture with the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted to the right /
Left-hand downstroke - straight

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Width: 11px
Height: 10px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 118px²
Ratio (w / h): 1.08
Coordinates (top, left): 174px, 723px

Published: 10 Nov 2026, 4:14 p.m.

Created: 10 Nov 2026, 4:14 p.m. by Elena Lolli

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2026, 4:14 p.m. by Elena Lolli

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How to cite this page: Elena Lolli, 'Vatican MS. Urb. Ebr. 41: Letter - #56867', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/56867/ on 2026-11-10.