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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57600

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Name

Letter - #57600

Item

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568

Collection

Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)

Item Image

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: 13r

Hand

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Main text scribe - Square

Scribe

Saadia ha-Sofer b. Yaḥya b. Ḥalfon known as ʾAl-ʿAdany (סעדיה הסופר בן יחיא בן חלפן ידיע באלעדני) (Date active: 1222)

Type

Letter

Aleph

General Shape

Square

Features

Main oblique stroke - traced with one stroke
Main oblique stroke - parallel to the headline
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 below the headline
Left-hand downstroke - reaches the baseline
Left-hand downstroke - slanted
Left-hand downstroke - straight
Left-hand downstroke - no foot
Right arm - joins the main oblique stroke
Right arm - joins the main stroke in the middle
Right arm - slanted
Right arm - straight
Right arm - hairline
Right arm - with a roof
Roof on the right arm - traced with the same movement as the right arm
Roof on the right arm - placed to the right
Roof on the right arm - rounded juncture with the right arm
Roof on the right arm - slanted
Roof on the right arm - straight

Image Details

Width: 32px
Height: 45px
Rotation: 0°
Area (w x h): 1475px²
Ratio (w / h): 0.72
Coordinates (top, left): 418px, 508px

Published: 14 Nov 2026, 11:37 a.m.

Created: 14 Nov 2026, 11:37 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2026, 11:37 a.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina

How to cite this page: 'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 568: Letter - #57600', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/graphicelements/57600/ on 2026-11-14.