[Avodah] ksav ivri

[kennethgmiller at juno.com]

R' David Bannett wrote:

> As to the comments on letter shape (in k'tav m'ruba) changing with
> time, I've found one change that shocks many and is hard for them
> to believe is that, in all old manuscripts (Keter, Leningrad, etc.),
> the left leg of the hei reaches the horizontal gag just as does the
> left leg of the chet. The difference between the two letters is not
> in a gap in the leg but in the projection of the gag beyond the leg.
> If anyone on list was one of the unbelievers, take a look at the
> photos of the Keter on the internet.

I was curious, but presumed that that the "photos" RDB refers to would be found only in some obscure academic corner of the 'net. But, on a lark, I googled the words "keter manuscript", and in less than a minute I was at http://aleppocodex.org/links/imagesjpgs/3.2.1a.jpg

It appears to me exactly at RDB described. In both the heh and ches, the left side goes all the way to the top. But while the left side of the ches is all the way on the left, the heh has it indented about a third of the way towards the right side. Fascinating!

Akiva Miller

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