Conventional Transcription Symbols
The texts of the inscriptions are displayed using a modified form of what is known as the Leiden convention. We have modified it in line with display limitations. Note that the actual underlying text in the XML files are tagged according to the TEI/Epidoc conventions which are then translated into the typography displayed here. Below are the more popular symbols and tags used:
| Meaning | Displayed as | TEI/Epidoc tag |
|---|---|---|
| Line Breaks | 1. first line 2. second line | first line second line |
| Word divided across lines | 1. αβγ 2.-‐‑ δεζ | αβγ δεζ |
| Text divisions | <D=.r … =D> <D=.v … =D> | <div type=”ʺtextpart”ʺ subtype=”ʺface”ʺ n=”ʺr”ʺ>…</div> <div type=”ʺtextpart”ʺ subtype=”ʺface”ʺ n=”ʺv”ʺ>…</div> |
| Unclear (can see but cannot with certainty decipher) | a b c | <unclear>abc</abc> |
| Vestiges of letters visible but illegible | .3 | <gap reason=”ʺillegible”ʺ quantity=”ʺ3″ʺ unit=”ʺcharacter”ʺ/> |
| Gap (number of letters missing indicated by number) | [.3] | <gap reason=”lost” quantity=”3″ unit=”character”>…abc</gap> |
| Ligatured letters | ab͡c | <hi rend=”ʺligature”ʺ>ab</hi> |
| Text supplied by editor | [abc] | <supplied reason=”lost”>abc</supplied> |
| Letters corrected by editor | <:αβ|corr|βα:> | <choice><corr>αβ</corr><sic>βα</sic></choice> |
| Word regularized by editor | <:αβ|reg|βα:> | <choice><reg>αβ</reg><orig>βα</orig></choice> |
| Expansion of abbreviation (the abbreviation is written but the expansion is supplied by the editor) | a(bc) | <expan><abbr>a</abbr><ex>bc</ex></expan> |
| Gap (extent unknown) | [.?] | <gap reason=”illegible” extent=”unknown” unit=”character”/> |
| Letters intentionally not on the inscription but added by the editor to make sense | a<b>c | a<supplied reason=”omitted”>b</supplied>c |
| Surplus letter marked for deletion by editor | a{b}c | a<surplus>b</surplus> |
| Erased on object | a[[b]]c | a<del rend=”erasure”>b</del>c |
| Space left on stone | vac.3 | <space quantity=”ʺ1″ʺ unit=”ʺcharacter”ʺ/> <space quantity=”ʺ3″ʺ unit=”ʺcharacter”ʺ/> |
| Space left on stone, extent unknown | vac.3? | <space extent=”ʺunknown”ʺ unit=”ʺcharacter”ʺ/>; |
| Numeral (Roman) | <#XII=12#> | <num value=”ʺ12″ʺ>XII</num> |
| Numeral (Greek) | <#α=1#> <#A=1000#> | <num value=”ʺ1″ʺ>α</num> <num value=”ʺ1000″ʺ>α</num> |
| Symbol | *leaf* | <g type=”ʺleaf”ʺ/> |