09-11-2025, 12:27 AM
There is this symbol here:
I wondered what it could be. The solution is actually quite simple: when you look at this ligature/abbreviation:
Two symbols are written one above the other.
Assuming that Jorge Stolfi is right, it may be that a retracer did not recognize this.
My theory is that it was copied incorrectly from a handwritten shorthand version.
But regardless of where the error might lie, that would explain the symbol...
Incidentally, it is also important how the line is drawn downwards, because it could also be a hint of the first letter, i.e., straight or curved... (Both glyphs exist).
I wondered what it could be. The solution is actually quite simple: when you look at this ligature/abbreviation:
Two symbols are written one above the other.
Assuming that Jorge Stolfi is right, it may be that a retracer did not recognize this.
My theory is that it was copied incorrectly from a handwritten shorthand version.
But regardless of where the error might lie, that would explain the symbol...
Incidentally, it is also important how the line is drawn downwards, because it could also be a hint of the first letter, i.e., straight or curved... (Both glyphs exist).