A measurement of the inclusive ep scattering cross section is presented in the region of low momentum transfers, 0.2 GeV 2 ≤ Q 2 ≤ 12 GeV 2 , and low Bjorken x, 5 · 10 −6 ≤ x ≤ 0.02. The result is based on two data sets collected in dedicated runs by the H1 Collaboration at HERA at o