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Posted By: GUEST,Grishka
01-Nov-25 - 09:59 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Sumer is icumen - doctored by scribe?
Subject: RE: Origins: Sumer is icumen - doctored by scribe?
I'm by no means bored, but then (to misquote Pilate and John), "What is Original"? For a given MS, we can only ask about first layer and possible later layers, and if found, from what time. If you would enlighten us about the current state of research, I'd be grateful.
As for the question whether the scribe (of the earliest layer) was the composer, the answer is of course NO. Both arts were highly specialized, but both were mostly performed by monks who had the time. The accuracy was usually high, but rarely perfect.
As for Unicode: Mudcat can be used for just about any Unicode, including emojis. It's easy; consult the instruction pages. However, Bible Studies are not the main topic here.