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12 Cards in this Set
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(abc)
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letters omitted by stonecutter but printed by modern epigraphist to fill out abbreviation
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[abc]
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letters lost on the stone b/c of damage or weathering, but restored "with certainty"
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[. . . .]
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letters lost on the stone b/c of damage or weathering; each dot = one letter
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[----]
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letters lost on the stone b/c of damage or weathering; cannot be restored and number of letters uncertain
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<abc>
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letters "accidentally" omitted on the stone
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{abc}
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"superfluous" letters inscribed on the stone
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[[abc]]
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letters deliberately erased; e.g by damnatio memoriae
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abc (w/dots under)
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letters underdotted are doubtful b/c of damage or weathering, cannot be restored w/certainty
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[\\\\\]
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Letters deleted on stone, but not able to be restored w/confidence; each \ represents single letter
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ABC
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Letters on stone but not understood by the epigrapher
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I (etc.)
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Division between lines of original text, with roman numeral at the beginning of each, frequently given only at five line intervals
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v.
vvv vac. vacat |
represents letter-space left blank
3 letter spaces left blank longer space left blank even longer space (whole line) left blank |