| α(βγ) |
Modern expansion of an abbreviation |
| [αβγ] |
Text lost, restored by the editor |
| [........] |
Up to 8 characters lost, cannot be restored |
| [ - ca.4 - ] |
Approximate number of characters lost, cannot be restored |
| [ - ca.9 - ] |
More than 8 characters lost, cannot be restored; note: DDbDP practice assumes
that assertion of losses greater than 8 characters is imprecise, whether the
editor writes [..........] or [- ca.10 - ] |
| [ - ca.? - ] |
Unknown number of characters lost, cannot be restored |
| <αβγ> |
Characters erroneously omitted by the scribe, added by modern editor |
| \αβγ/ |
Text added above the line in antiquity |
| /αβγ\ |
Text added below the line in antiquity |
| {αβγ} |
Superfluous letters removed by the editor |
| α̣β̣γ̣ |
Underdotted by editor to indicate characters ambiguous outside of context,
characters damaged, illegible or otherwise uncertain |
|
αβγ
|
Characters seen by a previous editor now lost, or attested in an ancient
duplicate |
| 〚αβγ〛 |
Characters deleted in antiquity |
| vac. |
Space left empty |
| - ca.? - |
Traces Illegible / vestiges |
| …….. |
Up to 8 characters illegible |
| - ca.9 - |
More than 8 characters illegible; note: DDbDP practice assumes that assertion of
illegible characters of length greater than 8 is imprecise. |
| - ca.? - |
Unknown number of characters illegible |
| -- -- -- -- -- -- -- |
Break in papyrus/ostracon/tablet, resulting in unknown number of lost lines |