List of abbreviations of ancient authors and work titles / M
| Abbrev. Author | author | Edition | |
| Abbr. Plant | Work title | German title | |
| m | Mishnah | Chanoch Albeck (Ed.): Shisha Sidre Mishna. 6 vols., Jerusalem 1952–1958 / Georg Beer , Oscar Holtzmann (ed.): The Mishnah. Giessen / Berlin / New York 1912ff | |
| M. Aur. (M. Aurel.) | Marcus Aurelius | ||
| Meuse | Talmud Ma'asrot | ||
| Macr. | Macrobius | ||
| exc. gram. | de differentiis et societatibus graeci latinique verbi excerpta | ||
| Sat. | convivia primi diei Saturnaliorum | Table discussions at the Saturnalia Festival | |
| somn. | commentarius in Ciceronis somnium Scipionis | Commentary on Cicero's dream of Scipio | |
| Mak | Talmudic Treaty on Makkot | ||
| Makh | Talmud tractate Makhschirin | ||
| Times | Malachi | ||
| Man. | Manetho | ||
| Aegyptiaca Αἰγυπτιακά ( Aigyptiaká ) |
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| Manil. | Manilius | ||
| astronomica | |||
| Mar. Victorin. | Gaius Marius Victorinus | ||
| ad. Cand. | epistulae ad Candidum | ||
| adv. Arrium | adversus arrium | ||
| defin. | de definitionibus | ||
| expl. | explanatio in Ciceroni's rhetoricam | ||
| gen. div. verb. | de generatione divini verbi | ||
| gram. | ars grammatica | ||
| homous. | de homousio recipiendo | ||
| verb. script. | de verbis scripturae | ||
| Marc. Emp., Marcell. |
Marcellus Empiricus | ||
| med. de medic. |
de medicamentis | ||
| Marcellin. | Markellinos | ||
| vit. Thuk. | vita Thukydidis | Life of Thucydides | |
| Marin. | Marinos of Neapolis | ||
| v. Proc. | vita Procli | Life of Proclus | |
| Marm. Par. | Marble parium | ||
| Mart. | martyrdom | ||
| Mart. | Martial | ||
| Epigrammaton libri XIV | Epigrams | ||
| apoph. (epigr. 14) | apophoreta | Festive gifts | |
| spect. | spectaculorum liber | About the games | |
| xen. (epigr. 13) | xenia | Gifts | |
| MartAndr | Martyrdom of Andreas (Martyrium Andreae) | ||
| Mart. Brac. | Martin of Braga | ||
| corr. rust. | de correctione rusticorum | ||
| Mart. Cap. | Martianus Capella | ||
| de nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii | |||
| MartPaul | Martyrdom of Paul (Martyrium Pauli) | ||
| MartPetr | Martyrdom of Peter (Martyrium Petri) | ||
| Martial. | Martial see Mart. | ||
| Max. Conf. | Maximus the Confessor | ||
| ascet. | liber asceticus | ||
| carit. | capita de cariate | ||
| Max. Tyr. | Maximus of Tire | ||
| Mc | Gospel according to Mark (Gospel Marci) | ||
| Meg | Talmudic treatise Megilla | ||
| MegTaan | Megillat Ta'anit | H. Lichtenstein (ed.): The fasting role. In: Hebrew Union College Annual 8-9, Cincinnati 1931-1932 (pp. 257-351) | |
| Mile | Talmud treatise Me'ila | ||
| MekhJ | Mekhilta de Rabbi Ishmael | HS Horovitz, IA Rabin (Ed.): Mechilta d'Rabbi Ismael. Frankfurt a. M. 1931, reprint Jerusalem 1970 / JZ Lauterbach (ed. And transl .): Mekilta de-Rabbi Ismael. 3 Vols. Philadelphia 1933-1935 | |
| MekhSh | Mekhilta de Rabbi Shimon | JN Epstein, EZ Melamed (Ed.): Mekhilta d'Rabbi Sim'on b. Yochai. 2nd edition Jerusalem 1955 | |
| Mel. | Meleager of Gadara | ||
| Epigrams | |||
| Mela (Mel.) | Pomponius Mela | ||
| de chorographia (de situ orbis) | Description of the world | ||
| Melanipp. | Melanippides | ||
| Melissa. | Melissos | ||
| Men | Talmud treatise Menachot | ||
| Men. | Menandros | ||
| aspis | aspis Ἀσπίς ( Aspís ) |
The shield | |
| Dysk. | Dyscolus Δύσκολος ( Dýskolos ) |
The curmudgeon | |
| Epitr. | Epitrepontes Ἐπιτρέποντες ( Epitrépontes ) |
The arbitral tribunal | |
| frg. … K. | fragmentum ... grains | ||
| George. | Georgus Γεωργός ( Geōrgós ) |
The farmer | |
| Her. | hero | The demigod | |
| Col. | Colax Κόλαξ ( Kólax ) |
The flatterer | |
| Mis. | Misumenus Μισούµενος ( Misoúmenos ) |
The man she hated | |
| By. | Perinthia | The girl from Perinthos | |
| Phasma | Phasma | The ghost | |
| Peric. | Periciromene Περικειροµένη ( Perikeiroménē ) |
The shorn | |
| Sam. | Samia Σαµία |
The girl from Samos | |
| Sent. ( Gnome. ) |
Sententiae Γνῶµαι µονόστιχοι ( Gnômai monóstichoi ) |
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| Sik. | Sicyonius / i Σικυώνιος (-οι) ( Sikyṓnios (-oi) ) |
The Sicyon (s) | |
| Mesome. | Mesomedes | ||
| Mus. | Hymn in Musam | ||
| Nem. | Hymn in Nemesin | ||
| Sol. | Hymn in Solem | ||
| MG | Monumenta Germaniae Historica | ||
| AA | Auctores Antiquissimi | ||
| Cap. | Capitularia regum Francorum | ||
| Cap. NS | Capitularia regum Francorum, Nova series | ||
| Conc. | Concilia | ||
| Const. | Constitutiones et acta publica imperatorum et regum | ||
| Dipl. | Diplomata | ||
| Ep. | Epistolae | ||
| Ep. Sel. | Epistolae selectae | ||
| Leg. | Leges | ||
| Lib. Lit. | Libelli de lite imperatorum et pontificium | ||
| Necr. | Necrologia Germaniae | ||
| Poet. | Poetae Latini medii aevi | ||
| Script. | Scriptores | ||
| Script. rer. Germ. | Scriptores rerum Germanicarum in usum scholarum separatim editi | ||
| Script. rer. Germ. NS | Scriptores rerum Germanicarum, Nova Series | ||
| Script. rer. Long. | Scriptores rerum Langobardicarum et Italicarum | ||
| Script. rer. Mer. | Scriptores rerum Merovingicarum | ||
| MHG | Midrash ha-gadol | ||
| MHG Note | Midrash HaGadol Bemidbar | ZM Rabinowitz (Ed.): Midrash Haggadol. Numbers Jerusalem 1957, reprinted 1967 | |
| MHG Ber | Midrash HaGadol Bereshit | M. Margulies (Ed.): Midrash Haggadol. Genesis. 2 vols. Jerusalem 1947, reprinted 1967 | |
| MHG Dev | Midrash HaGadol Devarim | S. Fisch (Ed.): Midrash Haggadol. Deuteronomy. Jerusalem 1972 | |
| MHG Shem | Midrash HaGadol Shemot | M. Margulies (Ed.): Midrash Haggadol. Exodus. Jerusalem 1956, reprinted 1967 | |
| MHG Wa | Midrash HaGadol Vajikra | A. Steinsaltz (Ed.): Midrash HaGadol. Sefer Wajjiqra. Jerusalem 1975 | |
| Mi (me) | Micha | ||
| Mid | Middot Talmudic Tract | ||
| Midr. | Midrash | ||
| Midrash rabba | Midrash rabba ("Great Midrash"; collective name for the aggadic Midrashim of the Torah ) | Midrash rabba: al hamissa humese tora… Romm, Wilna 1887, several reprints | |
| Midrash Zuta | Midrash Zuta ("Little Midrash") | Salomon Buber (ed.): Midrash suta. Hagadian treatises on Shir ha-Shirim, Ruth, Echah and Koheleth. Berlin 1894, reprint | |
| Mimn. | Mimnermos | ||
| Min. Fel. | Minucius Felix | ||
| Octavius | |||
| Miq | Talmud tract Miqwa'ot | ||
| Misc. | Miscellaneous (miscellanea) | ||
| Miss. Bobb. | Missale Bobbiense | ||
| Miss. Franc. | Missale Francorum | ||
| Miss. Goth. | Missal Gothicum | ||
| Miss. Rome. | Roman Missal | ||
| Mk | Gospel according to Mark | ||
| MMish | Midrash Mischle (Midrash to the Book of Proverbs ) | Burton L. Visotzky (Ed.): Midrash Mishle. New York 1990 | |
| Mod. | Herennius Modestinus | ||
| Mon. Anc. | Monumentum Ancyranum | ||
| Moret. | Moretum (part of the Appendix Vergiliana ) | ||
| Mosch. | Moschos | ||
| id. | idyllii | Idylls | |
| MQ | Talmud tract Mo'ed Qatan | ||
| MSG | Musici scriptores Graeci | Karl von Jan (Stuttgart 1895ff) | |
| MSh | Talmud tract Ma'aser Sheni | ||
| MShem | Midrash Samuel (Midrash to the Book of Samuel ) | Salomon Buber (ed.): Midrash Samuel. Krakow 1893, reprint Jerusalem 1965 | |
| MShir | Midrash Shir HaSchirim (Midrash to the Song of Songs ) | s. Midrash Rabba | |
| Mt | Gospel of Matthew | ||
| MTann | Midrash Tannaim (Midrash to the 5th book of Moses ) | David Hoffmann (Ed.): Midrash Tannai'm on Deuteronomy. Berlin 1908/09, reprint | |
| MTeh | Midrash Tehillim (Midrash to the Psalms ) | Salomon Buber (Ed.): Midrash Tehillim (Schocher Tob). Wilna 1891, reprint Jerusalem 1966 / August Wünsche (transl.): Midrash Tehillim or Haggadic explanation of the Psalms. Trier 1892, reprint Hildesheim 1999 | |
| Mul. Chir. | Mulomedicina Chironis | ||
| MY | Mycenae (location Linear-B tablets) | ||
| Mythogr. Size | Mythographi Graeci | Martini 2 vols. (Leipzig 1894–1902) | |
| Myth. Vat. | Mythographi Vaticani | Péter Kulcsár (Brepols 1987; Corpus Christianorvm, Series Latina) | |
| Legend for the colors of the author entries | |||
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| author | Author abbreviation | ||
| SW | Compilation | Collection or compilation (both modern and ancient) | |
| ON | Anonymous | Writing by a single, unknown author | |
| BS | Biblical script | Scripture of the OT or NT (also Apocrypha) | |
| RS | Rabbinical script | Mishnah, Talmud and other Hebrew, non-biblical writing | |
| X | Others | Abbreviation of lexicon, series, etc .; general abbreviation | |