Rasura (or Gap in Erasure) of Known Extent

A gap of known extent corresponding to an erasure or contained within an ancient erasure.

Syntax

The notation for a gap of known extent enclosed between double square brackets [[…]].

Overview

Notation	Simplified AST	Paper Output
`[[[⊙]‽ᵟ]]`	`Erasure {content: [Gap {⊙}], cert: γ}`	`⟦[⊙]◇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).

See Signs Erased in Antiquity and Rasurae for the automatic rectification performed by the formatter to improve legibility.

Examples

Notation	Paper Output
`[[[.5.]?]]`	5
`[[[.2.]]]`	2
`[[[.3.]!]]`	3

EpiDoc Outputs

Notation EpiDoc (XML)

Notation	EpiDoc (XML)
`[[[.5.]?]]`	`<ab> <del cert="low"> <supplied reason="lost"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="5"/> </supplied> </del> </ab>`
`[[[.2.]]]`	`<ab> <del cert="medium"> <supplied reason="lost"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="2"/> </supplied> </del> </ab>`
`[[[.3.]!]]`	`<ab> <del cert="high"> <supplied reason="lost"> <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="3"/> </supplied> </del> </ab>`

[[[.5.]?]]

<ab>
    <del cert="low">
        <supplied reason="lost">
            <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="5"/>
        </supplied>
    </del>
</ab>

[[[.2.]]]

<ab>
    <del cert="medium">
        <supplied reason="lost">
            <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="2"/>
        </supplied>
    </del>
</ab>

[[[.3.]!]]

<ab>
    <del cert="high">
        <supplied reason="lost">
            <gap reason="lost" unit="character" precision="medium" quantity="3"/>
        </supplied>
    </del>
</ab>

Structural Analysis (Conceptual AST)