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I mentioned in a post yesterday that I wished there existed books with progressively more abbreviated text. For fun, I found a scan of a medieval manuscript and typed some of it up (to the best of my ability). Is the first 20 verses of the Gospel of Mark from the Vulgate (chosen because it is so easy to find scans of bible manuscripts).
>1 ^(1) Initiū Eṽngłii Iħu Xp̄i, Filii Dei. ^(2) Sicut sȼptum ē in Isaia ꝓpħa :
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>Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam,
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>ꝙ p̄parabit viam tuam an̄ te.
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>^(3) Vox clamantis ī deserto :
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>Ꝑate viam dn̄i, rectas facite semitas eiꝯ.
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>^(4) Fuit Ioħs in deserto baptizans, et p̄dicans bapt̄m pn̄ē ī remissionem peccatoꝝ. ^(5) Et eḡdiebatꝛ ad eum om̄is Iudee regio, ⁊ Ierosolymite univ̍si, ⁊ baptizabantꝛ ab illo in Iordanis flumīe, ꝯfitentes pecc̄a sua. ^(6) ⁊ erat Ioħs vestitus pilis cameli, ⁊ zona pellicea ȼca lumbos eius, ⁊ locustas ⁊ mel silvestre edebat. ^(7) ⁊ p̄dicabat dc̄ns : Venit fortior me post me, cuiꝯ n̄ sum dignus ꝓcumbens solv̍e corrigiam calceamētoꝝ eius. ^(8) Ego baptizavi vos aq̃, ille vero baptizabit vos Sp̄u Sc̄o.
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>^(9) Et fc̄m̄ ē : in diebꝫ illis venit Iħs a Nazareth Galilee : ⁊ baptizatus ē a Ioħne in Iordane. ^(10) Et statim ascendens de aq̃, vidit celos aꝑtos, ⁊ Sp̄m tamq̃m columbam descendentē, ⁊ manētem in ip̄o. ^(11) Et vox fc̄a ē de celis : Tu es Filius ms̄ diłc̄s, in te cōplacui.
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>^(12) ⁊ statim Sp̄s expulit eum ī desertū. ^(13) Et erat in deserto xl diebꝫ, et xl noctibꝫ : ⁊ temptabatꝛ a Sathana : eratqꝫ cum bestiis, ⁊ angƚi ministrabant illi.
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>^(14) Postq̃m aū traditus est Ioħs , venit Iħs in Galileam, p̄dicans Eṽngłium regni Dī, ^(15) ⁊ dc̄ns : Qm̄ impletū ē tmp̄s, ⁊ appropinq̃vit regnum Dei : penitemini, ⁊ credite Eṽngłio. ^(16) Et p̄ⱦiens secus mare Galilee, vidit Symonē, ⁊ Andreā frēm eius, mittentes retia in mare (erant enī piscatores), ^(17) ⁊ dixit eis Iħs : Venite post me, et faciam vos fieri piscatores hominū. ^(18) Et ꝓtinus relictis retibꝫ ⁊ navi, secuti s̄t eum. ^(19) Et ꝓgꝛssus inde pusillum, vidit Iacobum Zebedei, ⁊ Ioħem frēm eius, ⁊ ip̄os componentes retia : ^(20) et statim vocavit eos. ⁊ relicto pr̄e suo Zebedeo in navi cū m̍cenariis, secuti s̄t eū.
I would like to expand this eventually, and remove some of the abbreviations from the early chapters so that they can be more slowly introduced. Also, i would add a list of all new abbreviations introduced in that chapter.
Hi /r/Latin, hoping you can help me.
I need help transcribing some Carolingian minuscule scribal abbreviations from [here] (https://i.redd.it/t0og92vkylf21.png). It’s from an anonymous 9th/10th century Commentary on Matthew in BSB Clm 14311 f. 42v available here.
I am struggling to figure out what the abbreviations [.rł.&it̄] and [.rł.] are. Can anyone help me out?
> facere et docere, ergo si hoc egit opere quod uerbis docuit, quomodo dicit permemet ipsum iuraui [.rł.&it̄] dicit iurauit Dominus [.rł.] seu et sanctus apostolus iurauit, sicut de paulo dicitur tes[tificor]
Hi all - I'm hunting after resources for understanding scribal abbreviation and was hoping I might find some suggested reading here. Currently I'm aware of W.M. Lindsay's Notae Latinae (helpfully available on archive.org), but does anyone know of any online catalogues that cover the same sort of thing, or other books? I'm especially after anything that covers abbreviations for cases, not just whole words (e.g. n̄ for non). Hopefully such exists!
History[edit]
See also: Scribal abbreviation
Abbreviations have a long history, created so that spelling out a whole word could be avoided. This might be done to save time and space, and also to provide secrecy. In both Greece and Rome the reduction of words to single letters was common.[3] In Roman inscriptions, "Words were commonly abbreviated by using the initial letter or letters of words, and most inscriptions have at least one abbreviation". However, "some could have more than one meaning, depending on their context. (For example, ⟨A⟩ can be an abbreviation for many words, such as ager, amicus, annus, as, Aulus, Aurelius, aurum and avus.)"[4]
Abbreviations in English were frequently used from its earliest days. Manuscripts of copies of the old English poem Beowulf used many abbreviations, for example the Tironian et (⁊) or & for and, and y for since, so that "not much space is wasted".[5] The standardisation of English in the 15th through 17th centuries included such a growth in the use of abbreviations.[6] At first, abbreviations were sometimes represented with various suspension signs, not only periods. For example, sequences like ‹er› were replaced with ‹ɔ›, as in ‹mastɔ› for master and ‹exacɔbate› for exacerbate. While this may seem trivial, it was symptomatic of an attempt by people manually reproducing academic texts to reduce the copy time.
Chapter Three – Rescue from furnace fiery
>“This story illustrates how martyrdom is preferable to apostasy……“This story is a rebuke to conformists… “The writer is apparently using a tale that was in existence in his day, but which he has worked over to fit into his six stories. Daniel does not appear… Also the writer seems to be conscious that he is illustrating such passages as Isa. [Isaiah] 43:2; Ps. [Psalm] 66:12, and is thus linking up his example of piety with the prophetic promises to Israel.” (Jeffery, 1956, p. VI 394)
-1. And made, the king NeBOoKhahDNeh-TsahR [Nebuchadnezzar], an image gold,
that its height was sixty ’ahMaH [cubits, about 90 feet],
and its width six ’ahMOTh,
and he stood [ויצב, VahYahTsehB] it in the rift of [בבקעת, BeBahQah`ahTh] DORah’ in [the] state of BahBehL [Babylon].
>“The phrasing of vss. [verses] 12, 14, 18… suggests that it was a new statue of the king’s favorite deity.
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>…Since Antiochus Epiphanes had set up at Daphne a golden image to Apollo (Ammianus Marcellinus Roman History XXII. 13. 1), an audience in the Maccabean period would doubtless have been reminded of that… calculating the cubit as eighteen inches, would make it ninety by nine feet, quite out of proportion. These measurements are merely to suggest hugeness.
>“…A biq‘āh is a low plain between two ranges of mountains. The site of this particular Dura has not been identified.” (Jeffery, 1956, p. VI 395)
-2. And sent, the king, NeBOoKhahDNeh-TsahR, to gather [את, ’ehTh (indicator of direct object; no English equivalent)] the satraps [האחשדרפנים, Hah’ahHShahDRahPhNeeYM], [את, ’ehTh] the rulers, [את, ’ehTh] the governors, [את, ’ehTh] the judges, [את, ’ehTh] the treasurers [הגזברים, HahGehZahBReeYM], [את, ’ehTh] the wise ones of the justice, [את, ’ehTh] the magistrates [הדינים, HahDeeYNeeYM], and [את, ’ehTh] all authorities [שלטונות, SheeLTONOTh] [of] the state in order to bring them unto [the] dedication [of] the image that raised the king, NeBOoKhahDNeh-TsahR.
>“Satraps occurs also in Ezra 8:36; Esth. [Esther] 3:12… It is from the Old Persian xšaθapāvan [xshathapavan], which in Akkadian became satar-pānu, and in Greek εζαιθραπης [exaithrapys], the σατραπης [satrapys], and the Latin satrapes. The division of the empire into
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Sudden Lee
Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.
If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.
Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???
Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.
Thank you,
A Dad.
Because a toothbrush works better
So far nobody has given me a straight answer
I am currently in the hospital. I had a back operation yesterday. The surgical nurse came in my room and started asking questions about my back. She asked me if I had any falls during the last year. I responded just one. It was after summer.
She laughed and said in 20 years of doing this she never was told that joke.
Indian places are naan profit, Vietnamese places are pho profit.
..... Will get a reward.
Because they work on many levels
The Bushes
Well, toucan play at that game.
Me : For starters, I bring a lot to the table
Argon does not react.
Windows
Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.
They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.
I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.
She said apple-lutely
I want to talk about my father and the wonderful influence he has had on my life,' he told the audience. 'He is a shining example of parenthood, and I love him more than words could ever do justice.'
At this point he seemed to struggle for words. After a pause, he looked up with a sly grin and said, 'Sorry, but it's really hard to read my father’s handwriting.'
This happened a few years ago when my son was 6ish. When my kids hurt themselves and it doesn’t look serious I always do the “we might have to amputate that bruised hand” shtick with them. I’ve done it enough that they now roll their eyes.
So, my son got hit lightly in the face with a rubber ball. It wasn’t a hard hit and I could tell he was more upset by the shock of it rather than the pain. So I say “looks like we will have to amputate your nose.” To which he replies “then how will I smell?” And I say “terrible!”
It was my greatest dad joke ever. I felt like I could retire after that.
I’d have $8.40
'Eye-do'
This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.
The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!
Cred once again my sis wants credit lol
Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.
I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.
When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."
From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"
Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.
Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!
I heard parents named their children lance a lot.
First post please don't kill me
Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!
To get to the... Bottom...
(as told by my 5yo son, I'm so proud)
Japan.
