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[-JKP-]

In 80r, which line is that?

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Anton, look at 115r, where there is an extra line connecting the 4 and the o (like a rung in a ladder). It's faint. Now look at 80r, the one next to it, same thing, but more deliberate and it's above the main stroke rather than below it.

Because there are two of them with an extra stroke, it struck me that maybe the scribe had some ideas about hiding the overline (an idea that may have been abandoned or used inconsistently). Or... it could mean something different from the overline.


It seems unlikely that someone creating a fraudulent/nonsense script would take the time to put in extra lines such as these. Fraud is all about creating something quickly so you can make money from it.