Is the first letter of the word before ארבעים a כ?

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T-S 16.311, CUDL image 2, line 15: the disputed detail enlarged 4× — Detail enlarged 4× from the 2000-pixel image · region 676×39 pxView at Cambridge University Library →

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כשנים ארבעים — כ read at 3×

CD-B col. XX l. 15

Comparison

◦שנים ארבעים — “Rabin reads כשנים”

E. Qimron, The Dead Sea Scrolls: The Hebrew Writings, vol. 1 (2020 revision), p. 20

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