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Line 25 (Medea 684)

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Notes on line 25:

This line of the manuscript completes verse 684; the end of the verse is marked with a middle point. This manuscript uses two forms of punctuation: a middle point (media distinctio) and a high point (distinctio). The different punctuation marks were used to inform the reader how to phrase the sentence; a high point indicated a longer stop (simliar to a modern period) and the middle point a shorter stop (similar to a modern comma).

The letter b here is nearly completely lost to abrasion, and is marked with an underdot. For the form of the letter b, see line 13 of this manuscript (this instance is reproduced in the alphabet).

In this image, as in others, the writing from the opposite side of the parchment is visible (here we see, backwards, line 1 of the recto: uxor in[...]). Try not to confuse ink from the opposite side with the ink on this side of the text.

Medea verse 684:

et omne monstrum. tracta magicis cantibus

Line 25 completes the verse left unfinished in line 24 of the manuscript.

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