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ayin ע, dalet ד, he ה, shin ש;
gamma Γ γ, theta Θ θ

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In the printed text, the author’s special letters were representedby ordinary roman letters turned upside-down. They are shown in thise-text by single letters in [brackets]. Alternative readings ofselected passages are given at the end of thetext.

A few clear typographical errors have been corrected. They have beenmarked in the text with mouse-hover popups. Uncertain readings have beensimilarly marked, but left unchanged.

In addition to the ordinary page numbers, the printed text labeledthe recto (odd) pages of the first four leaves of each 16-pagesignature. These will appear in the right margin as A, A2, A3...