The transcription of Greek texts employs the following editorial conventions (the so-called “Leiden system”):
. . . dots under letters (
( ) indicates the solution to an abbreviation or symbol
[ ] indicates a lacuna in the original
⟨ ⟩ indicates an omission by the ancient scribe
{ } indicates a cancellation by the editor of the text
⟦ ⟧ indicates a deletion by the ancient scribe
⸌ ⸍ indicates an interlinear addition
In addition to that,
| denotes the start of a new line on the papyrus where we have not printed the text in the same configuration as on the papyrus
The transcription of inscriptions employs a similar system of symbols.
[- - -] indicates lost lines of an uncertain number
| denotes the start of a new line on the stone where we have not printed the text in the same configuration as on the stone. Note that the vertical stroke also occurs as reproduction of a sign in the inscription (sign or symbol with undetermined function, trace, separating vertical stroke, etc).