Sigla (Sign) -Explanation a.. -Fragmentary letter, uncertain reading suggested by the epigrapher. + -Badly damaged letter, impossible to identify ABC -Letters are legible but impossible to interpret. [abc] -Letters missing because of damage, but supplied by the epigrapher. (abc) -Expansion of an abbreviation supplied by epigrapher. ((abc)) -Letters or symbols represented differently on the stone. {abc} -Letters included on the stone but removed by the epigrapher. < abc > -Letters omitted on the stone but added by the epigrapher. [[abc]] -Text erased in antiquity. < < abc > > -Text inscribed over an erasure. [...] -Missing letters, usually from damage, with each dot representing one letter. [---] -Missing letters of an uncertain number. (vac.) -Surface of the stone is blank - ( vac. c. 5 ) indicates a space of approximately 5 letters. / -Test inscribed on a different line. // -Text inscribed on a different face of the stone.