Addition Containing Gap of Known Extent

A gap of known extent (a specific number of missing or lost characters) contained inside an addition to the support by a later ancient hand.

Syntax

The notation for a gap of known extent wrapped within plus signs +…+.

Overview

NotationSimplified ASTPaper Output
+[⊙]‽ᵟ¤ᵟ+Addition {content: [Gap {⊙}], cert: γ, meta: ¤}𝘏ᵟ⸂[⊙]◇ᵟ⸃
  • ⊙ ∈ PREVIOUS_SEEN_ALLOWED = the relevant gap notation.
  • ‽ᵟ ∈ {?, !, ε} = uncertainty marker ?, certainty marker !, or empty string (ε).
  • γ ∈ {Low, High, Medium} = certainty level corresponding to the marker used in the notation.
  • ◇ᵟ ∈ {⯑, ⯁, ε} = rendering of the uncertainty/certainty marker in the notation or empty string (ε).
  • ¤ᵟ = optional annotations (metadata) supported by Addition (cf. Later Ancient Additions of Signs).

See Later Ancient Additions of Signs for the automatic rectification performed by the formatter to improve legibility.

Examples

NotationPaper Output
 
+[.7.]?;h=c>d+
cd7
+[.4.]+
4
+[.2.]!;manus=c;place=supra+
cabove2

EpiDoc Outputs

NotationEpiDoc (XML)
 
+[.7.]?;h=c>d+
<ab>
    <add cert="low">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="7"/><app type="alternative"><lem><handShift new="#c"/></lem><rdg><handShift new="#d"/></rdg></app>
    </add>
</ab>
+[.4.]+
<ab>
    <add cert="medium">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="4"/>
    </add>
</ab>
+[.2.]!;manus=c;place=supra+
<ab>
    <add place="above" cert="medium">
        <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="2"/><app type="alternative"><rdg><handShift new="#c"/></rdg></app>
    </add>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)

NotationAST
 
+[.7.]?;h=c>d+
Addition[low][meta]
  Gap(known=7, medium)

+[.4.]+
Addition[medium]
  Gap(known=4, medium)

+[.2.]!;manus=c;place=supra+
Addition[medium][meta]
  Gap(known=2, medium)