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The Ancient Graffiti Project uses the epigraphic conventions established by the Epigraphic Database Roma (EDR),<\/a> which are based on the Krummrey Panciera 1980 system.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Symbol<\/th>Meaning<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
[abc]<\/td>Letters once present, now missing due to damage to the surface or support<\/td><\/tr>
[ – – – ]<\/td>Damage to the surface or support; letters cannot be restored with certainty<\/td><\/tr>
a(bc)<\/td>Abbreviation; text was never written out; expanded by editor<\/td><\/tr>
a\u0302bc<\/td>Letters joined in ligature, each letter that is joined to the next letter is indicated by a caret<\/td><\/tr>
[[abc]]<\/td>Letters intentionally erased in antiquity<\/td><\/tr>
ABC<\/td>Letters whose reading is clear but meaning is incomprehensible<\/td><\/tr>
a\u0323b\u0323<\/td>Characters damaged or unclear that would be unintelligible without context<\/td><\/tr>
+<\/td>Illegible\/unclear character<\/td><\/tr>
abc<\/u><\/td>Characters formerly visible, now missing<\/td><\/tr>
((:abc))<\/td>Description of a figural graffito (used by EDR and AGP)<\/td><\/tr>
(:abc)<\/td>Standard spelling to explain non-standard text in an inscription (used by EDR and AGP)<\/td><\/tr>
\u3008:abc\u3009<\/td>Explanation of editor, either\u00a0subaudible word<\/a>\u00a0or regarding layout of the text, e.g.\u3008:col. I\u3009 (used by EDR and AGP)<\/td><\/tr>
((abc))<\/td>Symbol, e.g., ((denarius)) or ((centurio)), or reversed letter<\/td><\/tr>
– – – – –<\/td>Lost lines, quantity unknown<\/td><\/tr>
?<\/td>Represents uncertainty<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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