04-12-2018, 11:56 AM
But isn't Zhe right that the "ij" part in Xij could be what is meant in f57v, in other words, this is just the Roman numeral for 2? The whole reason why the letter j came to exist was for creating contrast in "ii" clusters.
That would leave the macron to be explained, which might be instead of the two dots or indicating an ordinal number?
That would leave the macron to be explained, which might be instead of the two dots or indicating an ordinal number?


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