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aENERAL EXPLANATIONS
cases like a@a, -9-and one letter has sometimes been simply substituted for another: eg., v for
pin 6% -v. These exceptions can hardly lead to ambiguity.
(d) The followi~~g are the symbols most frequently quoted from Swete's digest with their
meaning: -
+ =original scribe.
1 =his own corrections.
%b, e = other correctors.
* =first corrector confirmed by second.
n7 b? =a or b.
.? b = b, perhaps also a.
.(rid) = prob. a.
7'6 = a, if it be a dono$de correction at dl.
(e) The following are the MSS most commonly cited: -
X Sinaiticur (cp Swete, vol. r p. xx).
A Alexandrinus (Swete, "01. I p. ~~ii).
B Vaticanus (Swete, vol. I p. ~~ii).
C Cod. Ephraemi Syri rescriptus Parisiensis
(Swete, vol. 2 p. xiii).
D Cod. Cottonianur Geneseor (Swete, 701. I p.
xxiii).
E Cod. Bodleianus Genereor (Sw., "01. I p. xxvi).
D =testimony of the Grabe-Owen collation of 0
before D was partly destroyed (see Swete,
"01. I p. XX~V).
Dil =readings inferred from the collation r rilrntio.
X0-a =a corrector of K belonging to the 7th cent. (Sw..
"01. z p. viii: cp 701. T p. XX~).
XEb =corrector of or Nil: see SW., VOI. I p. viii.
Kc= =corrector of HE.= 01 K*: see Sw., "01. I p. XX~.
Bodit = B a5 in Vercellone and Cozra's facsimile ed.
F Cod. Ambrosianus (Swete, "01. I p. xnvi).
87 Cod. Chisianus (Swete, vol. 3 p. xii).
Syr. Cod. Syro-Hexaplarir Ambrosianus (Swete, vol. 3
p. xiii).
V Cod.Venetus (= 13. Parsons: Swete, "01. 3 p. xiv).
Q Cod. Marchalianus (Swete, "01. g p. "3).
r Cod. rescriptus Cryptoferratensis (Swete, vol. 3
p. ixd).
5. Proper Name Articles.-Proper name articles usually begin thus. The name is follorved
by a parenthesis giving (I) the original; (2) when necessary, the number of the section in the
general article NAMES where the name in question is discussed or cited; (3) a note on the etymology
or meaning of the (personal) name with citation of similar names; (4) the readings of
the versions (see above, 4 ii.). See for an example AARON. The Hebrew ' ben' ('b.'), 'son
of; 'b'ne,' 'sons of' is often used, partly for brevity and to avoid certain ambiguities (see
above, 3 v.) and partly because of its indefinite meaning.
6. Geographical Articles.-The interpretation of place-names is discussed in the article
NAMES. The maps that are issued with Volume I. are the district of Damascus, the environs of
Babylon, and 'Syria, Assyria, and Babylonia' (between cols. 352 and 353). The last-mentioned
is mainly designed to illustrate the non-Palestinian geography of the Old Testament. It is made
use of to show the position of places outside of Palestine mentioned in Volume I. wh'ch happen to
fall within its bounds.
In all maps biblical names are assigned, to sites only when the article discussing the question
regards the identification as extremely probable (the degree of probability must be learned from the
article).
The following geographical terms are used in the senses indicated: -
h-hirdrt-(Kh.). 'ruins of
Nohr (N.). 'river.'
TeLI,'mound' (often containing ruins).
Widi (W.). 'valley.' ' torrent-course.'
Wdi, mdj, 'Mohammedan saint,' 'saint's tomb;
7. Trmliteration, etc.-Whilst the Encyclopedia Bi6lfca is meant for the student, other
readers have constantly been kept in view. Hence the frequent translation of Hebrew and other
words, and the transliteration of words in Semitic languages. In certain cases transliteration also
saves space. No effort has been made at uniformity for its own sake. Intelligibility has been
thought sufficient. When pronunciation is indicated B .R., BEhEmdth, Leviathan- what is meant
is that the resulting form is the nearest that we can come to the original as represented by the
traditional Hebrew, so long as we adhere to the English spelling.
In the case of proper names that have become in some degree naturalised in an incorrect fonn,
that form has been preserved: e.c, Shalmaneser, Tiglath-pileser. Where there is an alternative,
naturally the closer to the original is selected: therefore Nebuchadrezzar (with r as in Ezek., etc.),
Nazirite. Where there is no naturalised form names are given in exact transliteration-c.q,
A u r r i In the case of Assyrian names, hyphensare used to separate the component parts,
which begin with a capital when they are divine nan~es-eg., Purur-Ah: but Ah-din.
I6 the case of modern (Arabic) place-names the spelling of the author whose description has
been most used has generally been retained, except when it would have been misleading to the
student. The diacritical marks have been checked or added after verification in some Arabir
source or list.