An introduction to Greek and Latin palaeography / by Sir Edward Maunde Thompson.

  • Edward Maunde Thompson
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1912
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    Tlie cliief single-letter alibreviations and symbols in papyri, then, are as follows:— 5 = at (as part of a word); a = ava; a, a = onro ; / > 'll’ ^ = ^povpa ; —, = ai'Tafii] \ d, a~, a, L^, /> ^ = aiiroi and cases ; y', y = yap; d' = de'; d', d/=did ; h , < , (j, ) = dpaxP-V \ = (U'ai ;/= errri!; \ = €i(ru’; t^ = (TTt: L, S = eroj and cases; c/ = ijXwi; rp, i]/=i)p.(pa ; 'i,i/=lvhiK- Ttoros ; K, K, K^, S = Knt; k~ = Kara; p! = p.dv', '}; = gepos and //er/j)}n;s ; ix,p.', pl\ p.), pr = p.eTd; p.~, fji, p.' = priv6i i = i (jp.Lapa ] □, □=oroga; — = ovXi); o'=ovv; d = ovrcof, upoicos; tt', tt', tt/= 770/3(1; 'n' = iTep and TTepi; r\ (the cursive 2^i) = upxvs; R = 77ot);r?)?, TToC-qp.a; 9 (cursive pi over omikron), rr\ = -n6\is', tt', rfi, p = TTp6s', \ = TTvpov‘, ([ = aeXipn]; a' = avv: /\=Td\ai'TOV ; T~=T?i; f=-Tl]V\ T, t\ T—TpS] T =t6v; t\ T = TOV T, T = Tu>v; v\ v/, V, (p, ■& = vTTep; V =v7Td; ^ = (l)7]au>; x\ xS X~> x't X)~ = XaipfLv; ^ = x'/3oros. Arithmetical symbols are these: l|, oo = |-; s, dL, = 1%=^; L, A, c, k., i = ^ ; M o), o) = |; U = i; C, q, L] {k02)pa) = 90; q' (ham2n) = 900; /I = 10,000 ; fl = 10,000; fl fl = 100,000; —, —, = 1 obol; = = 2 obols ; —3 obols; p = 4 obols ; p=5 obols; Xl, X*-, X, X“ = l chalcus ; X° = 2 chalci; XT'= 3 chalci; O'= 4 chalci; 0'XL = 5 chalci; 0'X° = 6 chalci; p, p = l per cent,; v, v = 2 per cent.; L = minus; /, F, t-, <—>, //, — = total {yivirai); D, ^ = remainder {-nepUaTi). The following are the explanations of the symbols of the mediaeval sj’stem in alphabetical order, beginning with the vowels. It will assist the memory if it is borne in mind that, as in Greek tachygraphic writing one sign represented several syllables, ditferent in spelling but phonetically^ the same, so the symbols \vhich we are now considering may be phonetically grouped. For example, in the two groups Z' W’ A A /''' s 7j?. ss ets. s ij. we see a sign representing a particular sydlable differentiated by being doubled or mai-ked to represent its homophones. The same sy^stem will be observed in other instances. a is early represented by^ the tachy^graphical sign, a horizontal stroke —. It was written either above or in line with the preceding letter, as f or t- but in the latter position, to aid the ey^e, it received the addition of two dots, as t=, or, coalescing, tt. But this sign thus dotted also indicated to, as the two dots (:) were also the tachygraphical sign for r. In course of time the construction was forgotten, and -f- was taken to mean simply a, and, last of all, the — dropped out, and the two clots remained to represent the letter. ’ The symbol d is formed from o, a cursive corruption of A = 4, with a stroke above. In the numerals wherein 2 is represented by o, this .symbol is derived from the cursive M-shaped beta. 1184 G
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