Critical signs and abbreviations
A list of the critical signs and general abbreviations used in the Seals Online Catalogue.
Critical Signs
ẠḄ letters of uncertain reading
.... illegible letters (exact number)
. . . missing letters (unknown number)
(αβ) abbreviation
[αβ] reconstruction of lost or illegible letters
<αβ> restoration of letters either omitted or misleadingly written by the engraver
{αβ} superfluous letters that appear on the seal
General Abbreviations
ca. circa
DO Dumbarton Oaks
ed(s). edited by, edition(s)
fig(s). figure(s)
g gram(s)
mm millimeter(s)
no(s). number(s)
p(p). page(s)
pl(s). plate(s)
vol(s). volume(s)
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