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The Book of Enoch, by R.H. Charles, [1917], at sacred-texts.com

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ABBREVIATIONS, BRACKETS, AND SYMBOLS SPECIALLY USED IN THE TRANSLATION OF 1 ENOCH

E denotes the Ethiopic Version.

G^s denotes the fragments of the Greek Version preserved In Syncellus: in the case of 8^b-9^b there are two forms of the text, G^s1 G^s2.

G^g denotes the large fragment of the Greek Version discovered at Akhmîm, and deposited in the Gizeh Museum, Cairo.

The following brackets are used in the translation of 1 Enoch:

⌈ ⌉. The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are found in G^g but not In E.

⌈⌈ ⌉⌉. The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are found in E but not in G^g or G^s.

〈 〉. The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are restored.

[ ] The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are interpolations.

( ). The use of these brackets means that the words so enclosed are supplied by the editor.

The use of thick type denotes that the words so printed are emended.

† † corruption in the text.

. . . = some words which have been lost.