List of abbreviations used by ancient authors and work titles / D
| Abbrev. Author | author | Edition | |
| Abbr. Plant | Work title | German title | |
| Dam. | Damascius | ||
| princ. | de principiis | ||
| vita Isid. | vita Isidori | ||
| Damig. | Damigeron | Mely-Ruelle: Les lapidaires de l'antiquité 2 (Paris 1898) | |
| Dan | Book Daniel | ||
| Sus | Susanna | Daniel 13 | |
| DB | Behistun inscription | ||
| Your. | Deinarchos | ||
| orationes | Talk | ||
| Demad. | Demades | ||
| orationes | Talk | ||
| Demai | Talmud tract Demai | ||
| Demetr. | Demetrios of Phaleron | ||
| eloc. | de elocutione | ||
| Democh. | Demochares | ||
| Democrat | Democritus | Friedrich Wilhelm August Mullach (Berlin 1843) | |
| Demoph. | Demophilos | ||
| sent. | sententiae | ||
| sim. | similitudines | ||
| Demosth. | Demosthenes | ||
| epist. | epistulae | Letters | |
| Lept. | Κατὰ Λεπτίνους ( Katà Leptínous ) | Speech against Leptines (Or. 20) | |
| Epit. | Λόγοι ἐπιτροπικοί ( Lógoi epitropikoí ) | Epitropic speeches (against the trustees of the paternal inheritance; Or. 27-31) | |
| Olynth. | Ὀλυνθιακοὶ λόγοι ( Olynthiakoì lógoi ) | Speeches in support of the city of Olynth (Or. 1-3) | |
| or. | orationes | Talk | |
| Philip. | Φιλιππικοὶ λόγοι ( Philippikoì lógoi ) | Speeches against Philip (Or. 4, 6, 9, 10) | |
| prooem. | prooemia | Prefaces | |
| Steph. | Περὶ τοῦ στεφανοῦ ( Perì toû stephanoû ) | About the Crown (Or. 18) | |
| Symm. | Περὶ τῶν συµµορίων ( Perì tôn symmoríōn ) | About the Symmories (Or. 14) | |
| OF THE | Derech Erez Rabba | M. Higger (eds.): The Treatises Derek Erez, Masseket Derek Erez, Pirke Ben Azzai, Tosefta Derek Erez. 2 vols., New York 1935, reprint Jerusalem 1970 | |
| OF | Derech Erez Zuta | D. Sperber (eds.): Masechet Derech Eretz Zutta and Perek Ha-Shalom. Jerusalem 1994 | |
| DevR | Devarim Rabba ( Midrash to the 5th book of Moses ) | Saul Lieberman (ed.): Midrash Debarim Rabbah. Jerusalem 1940, 2 1964, reprint 1992 (see also Midrash Rabba) | |
| Dict. Cret. | Dictys Cretensis | ||
| Ephemeris belli Troiani | Diary of the Trojan War | ||
| Did. | Didymos Chalkenteros | ||
| by doing. | in demosthenem | ||
| Did. |
Didache (Doctrina duodecim apostolorum) Διδαχὴ τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων |
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| Didask. | Didaskalia Apostolorum | ||
| Didym. Alex. | Didymus of Alexandria | ||
| Diels | Hermann Diels : The fragments of the pre-Socratics | 5th edition (1934/37) | |
| Diels, Dox. | Hermann Diels : Doxographi Graeci | (Berlin 1879) | |
| Dig. | Corpus Iuris Civilis , Digesta ( Pandects ) | Theodor Mommsen , Paul Krüger (Berlin 1870) | |
| Dikaiarch. | Dikaiarchos | ||
| Dio Cass. | Cassius Dio | ||
| 'Ῥωμαϊκὴ ἱστορία ( Romaike historia ) | |||
| Urs. | fragmenta Ursiniana | Collection of fragments by Fulvio Orsini | |
| Val. | fragmenta Valesiana | Collection of fragments by Henricus Valesius | |
| Xiph. | epitome Xiphilini | Excerpt from John Xiphilinos | |
| Zone. | epitome zonarae | Excerpt from Johannes Zonaras | |
| Diod. | Diodorus Siculus | ||
| Bibliotheca historica Βιβλιοθήκη ἱστορική ( Bibliothḗkē historikḗ ) |
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| exc. Photii | excerpta Photii | Excerpts from Photios | |
| Diod. Tars. | Diodorus of Tarsus | ||
| Diog. Laert. (Diog. L.) | Diogenes Laertios | ||
| de clarorum philosophorum vitis Βίοι φιλοσόφων ( Bíoi philosóphōn ) |
Biographies of the Philosophers | ||
| epigr. | epigrammata | ||
| Diogenian. | Diogenianos Grammatikos | ||
| Diogn. | Diagnostic letter | ||
| Diom. | Diomedes Grammaticus | ||
| ars grammatica | |||
| Dion. Chrys. | Dion Chrysostom | ||
| orationes | |||
| Dion. Exig. | Dionysius Exiguus | ||
| pasch. | liber de paschale | Book about Easter | |
| Dion. Hal. | Dionysius of Halicarnassus | ||
| Amm. | epistula ad Ammaeum Πρὸς Ἀµµαῖον ἐπιστολή ( Pròs Ammaîon epistolḗ ) |
Letter to Ammaeus | |
| ant. ( arch. ) |
antiquitates Romanae Ῥωµαικὴ ἀρχαιολογία ( Rhōmaikḕ archaiología ) |
Roman antiquities | |
| comp. ( synth. ) |
de compositione verborum Περὶ συνθέσεως ὀνοµάτων ( Perì synthéseōs onomátōn ) |
About the arrangement of the words | |
| Your. | Deinarchos Περὶ Δεινάρχου ( Perì Deinárchou ) |
About Deinarchos | |
| Dem. | Demosthenes | ||
| imit. ( mim. ) |
de imitatione Περὶ µιµήσεως ( Perì mimḗseōs ) |
About imitation | |
| Is. | Isaios | ||
| Isocr. | Isocrates | ||
| Lys. | Lysias | ||
| orat. vet. | de oratoribus veteribus Περὶ τῶν ἀρχαίων ῥητόρων ( Perì tôn archaíōn rhētórōn ) |
About the speakers of the classical era | |
| Pomp. | epistula ad Cn. Pompeium Geminum Πρὸς Ποµπήϊον Γεµῖνον ἐπιστολή ( Pròs Pompḗïon Gemînon epistolē ) |
Letter to Gnaeus Pompeius Geminus | |
| rhet. | ars rhetorica Τέχνη ῥητορική ( Téchnē rhētorikḗ ) |
Oratory | |
| Thuk. | de Thukydide Περὶ τοῦ Θουκυδίδου χαρακτῆρος ( Perì toû Thoukydídou charaktêros ) |
About Thucydides | |
| Dion. By. | Dionysios Periegetes | ||
| perieg. | de situ orbis Περιήγησις τῆς οἰκουµένης ( Periḗgēsis tês oikouménēs ) |
Description of the world | |
| Dion. Thrax | Dionysios Thrax | ||
| ars grammatica | |||
| Dioph. | Diophant of Alexandria | ||
| arithmetica Ἀριθµητικά ( Arithmētiká ) |
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| Diosk. | Pedanios Dioscurides | ||
| Alex. | alexipharmaka | ||
| eup. | de euporistis | ||
| mat. med. | de materia medica | About remedies | |
| Diph. | Diphilus | ||
| comoediae | |||
| Ditt. Or. | Wilhelm Dittenberger : Orientis Graeci inscriptiones selectae | 3rd edition (Leipzig 1903/05) | |
| Ditt. Syll. | Wilhelm Dittenberger : Sylloge Inscriptionum Graecarum | 3rd edition (1915/24) | |
| Divisio orb. | Divisio orbis terrarum | ||
| DJD | Discoveries in the Judaean Desert | ||
| DK | Diels / Kranz (re-enacted in the pre-Socratic fragments) | ||
| DoctrAddai | Squidward Files (Doctrina Addai) | ||
| Don. | Aelius Donatus | ||
| gram. | ars grammatica | ||
| comm. Ter. | commentum in Terenti comoedias | Commentary on the comedies of Terence | |
| comm. Forg. | commentum Vergili | Vergil commentary | |
| vita Ter. | vita Terentii | Life of Terence | |
| Doroth. | Dorotheos of Sidon see also Ps.-Doroth. | ||
| Dosiad. | Dosiadas of Rhodes | ||
| gram. | ars grammatica | ||
| Drac. | Blossius Aemilius Dracontius | ||
| laud. | de laudibus Dei | ||
| Rome. | Romulae | ||
| Dtn (Dt) | Deuteronomy | ||
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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 | |