HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Collapse

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4760: Letter - #57579

Details

Image

Open in Item Image

Details

Name

Letter - #57579

Item

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4760

Collection

Universiteitsbibliotheek (Leiden, Netherlands)

Item Image

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4760: 8r

Hand

Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4760: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Khalav b. Elijah (כלב בן אליה) (Date active: 1335-1336)

Type

Letter

Ḥeth

Features

Upper bar - parallel to the headline
Upper bar - straight
Right-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar
Right-hand downstroke - slanted
Right-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Right-hand downstroke - ends level with the left-hand downstroke
Right-hand downstroke - rounded
Right-hand downstroke - with tapering at the end
Left-hand downstroke - traced as a separate movement from the upper bar/right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - extends above the upper bar
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - ends level with the right-hand downstroke
Left-hand downstroke - wavy

Image Details

Width: 13px
Height: 16px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 212px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.81
Coordinates (top, left): 868px, 377px

Published: 14 Nov 2026, 10:44 a.m.

Created: 14 Nov 2026, 10:44 a.m. by Margherita Pepoli

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2026, 10:44 a.m. by Margherita Pepoli

Entry Authors:

How to cite this page: Margherita Pepoli, 'Leiden, LUL MS. Or. 4760: Letter - #57579', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/57579/ on 2026-11-14.