Latin abbreviations

[fredrick thomas greco]

I am trying to compile a list of latin abbreviations- that is,
abbreviations of latin words, such as S.P.Q.R. (senatus populusque Romanus)
and A.U.C. (ad urbe condita). What I am looking for is words which the
Romans themselves abbreeviated )like the previous examples), not modern
abbreviations like Id., or a.m., or p.m.

If anyone could help, I would be very appreciative.

Thanks in advance,

Fred Greco (gr...@midway.uchicago.edu)
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[Michael S Sikillian]

There is a book of them, both medieval and ancient. It is published by
an Italian firm. I could try and find details if you are interested.

Michael

fredrick thomas greco (gr...@ellis.uchicago.edu) wrote:
: I am trying to compile a list of latin abbreviations- that is,

[David Turrell]

In article <1994Feb16....@midway.uchicago.edu>

gr...@ellis.uchicago.edu (fredrick thomas greco) wrote:

> I am trying to compile a list of latin abbreviations- that is,
>abbreviations of latin words, such as S.P.Q.R. (senatus populusque Romanus)
>and A.U.C. (ad urbe condita). What I am looking for is words which the
>Romans themselves abbreeviated )like the previous examples), not modern
>abbreviations like Id., or a.m., or p.m.

Harper's Classical Dictionary has lists of the most common
abbreviations. This might be the most accessible work; perhaps the
Oxford Classical Dictionary has something similar.

For example, Harper's lists A.U.C. as A.V.C. and lets it stand for
"anno urbis conditae". However, "*ab* urbe condita" is the formula
that I'm used to (Harper's is a reprint of an obsolete but still very
useful 19th century text).

Perhaps the most comprehensive list of Latin abbreviations in one
volume is contained in Cagnat's _Cours d'Epigraphie Latine_, which has
about 70 pages of them.

The mother lode is the Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum, which lists
abbreviations in the indexes to some of the various volumes. The CIL
tends to be divided geographically:

Corpus inscriptionum Latinarum, consilio et auctoritate Academiae Litterarum
Regiae Borussicae editum. Berolini, apud G. Reimerum, 1862-

v. 1. Inscriptiones Latinae antiquissimae ad C. Caesaris mortem --
v. 2. Inscriptiones Hispaniae Latinae --
v. 3. Inscriptiones Asiae, provinciarum Europae Graecarum,
Illyrici Latinae --
v. 4. Inscriptiones parietariae Pompeianae Herculanenses Stabianae --
v. 5. Inscriptiones Galliae Cisalpinae Latinae --
v. 6. Inscriptiones urbis Romae Latinae --
v. 7. Inscriptiones Britanniae Latinae --
v. 8. Inscriptiones Africae Latinae --
v. 9. Inscriptiones Calabriae, Apuliae, Samnii, Sabinorum,
Piceni Latinae --
v. 10. Inscriptiones Bruttiorum, Lucaniae, Campaniae, Siciliae,
Sardiniae Latinae --
v. 11. Inscriptiones Aemiliae, Etruriae, Umbriae Latinae --
v. 12. Inscriptiones Galliae Narbonensis Latinae --
v. 13. Inscriptiones trium Galliarum et Germaniarum Latinae --
v. 14. Inscriptiones Latii veteris Latinae --
v. 15. Inscriptiones urbis Romae Latinae. Instrumentum domesticum --
v. 16. Diplomata militaria --
v. 17. Militaria imperii Romani

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