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specific names of the siglum used on SH
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specific names of the siglum used on SH
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As I mentioned above, in languages that use Latin scribal abbreviations, the curved or wiggly macron most often represents er/re/ir/ri but can stand for more letters (or homonyms). It is similar to modern apostrophe. The missing letters are known by context. It is a common symbol; most scribes used it.
Here is a quick grab of some examples: ![[Image: SampleMacrons.png]](https://voynichportal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SampleMacrons.png)
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