18-01-2026, 11:06 AM
Thanks, Marco, that makes sense.
So the word I marked is "lue3", where 3 stand for final -n. The positioning of the macron is irregular, often wide. I wonder if the scribe saw this as general shorthand rather than indicating where exactly the m was omitted? So "lue3" with a bar over it means "lucem", doesn't matter where the bar is?
So the word I marked is "lue3", where 3 stand for final -n. The positioning of the macron is irregular, often wide. I wonder if the scribe saw this as general shorthand rather than indicating where exactly the m was omitted? So "lue3" with a bar over it means "lucem", doesn't matter where the bar is?