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	FID	Name	Type	Description	Equivalent Property	Controlled Vocabulary
Label Components
	1295	is_manifestation_of	foreign key text	The text of which this item is a physical embodiment and inscription.	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1557
	1356	observed_on_pages	foreign key part	A subdivision of the witness\'s text in an extant document. div
	1190	last_observed_in_doc	foreign key document	The document in which the witness was last observed.
Hypothesis
	1266	is_unobserved	vocabulary	Whether the entity is attested (True) in a hypothesis or whether it is received as fact that it exists or existed (False).		yes/no/maybe vocab Yes No Maybe unknown
	1294	claim_freetext	text	[Temporary] Brief note about the hypothesis that attests to this record\'s existence. This information is meant to be a temporary note that will eventually be entered into a Hypothesis entity, which should be linked back to this record.
	1298	used_to_follow_fragment	foreign key witness	If the witness is a fragment, another fragment that represents an earlier part of the text and the 2 fragments were originally produced as one 1 unit. [linked fragment (pp.1-2)] <--(used to follow)-- [this fragment (pp.3-4)]
	1300	used_to_follow_witness	foreign key witness	If the witness was originally with another witness, especially the witness of a different text, in a now lost document, the witness that immediately preceded it in the hypothetical document. [linked witness] <--(used to follow)-- [this witness]
Tradition
	1296	preferred_siglum	text	An abbreviation, usually a letter or a letter with a numeral, assigned to a source. If not siglum has been associated with the witness, use a shelfmark or other shorthand that would serve the purpose of labeling the witness in a stemma.
	1333	alternative_sigla	text	Other sigla by which the witness is known and which is different than the siglum preferred for making new stemma.
	1301	status_witness	vocabulary	Survival status of the witness.		Witness Status fragmentary complete defective lost
	1102	status_notes	text	Brief note detailing the entity\'s survival status.
Description
	1302	is_excerpt	vocabulary	The witness was never a full manifestation of the text, but offers an excerpt or a citation of the text.		yes/no/maybe vocab Yes No Maybe unknown
	1330	regional_writing_style	foreign key scripta	A regional writing style (aka scripta), similar to the written version of a spoken dialect.
	1100	scripta_freetext	text	Brief, human-readable description of the writing variant (Scripta) with which this record is associated.
Date
	1285	date_of_creation	date	Time when the entity begins to exist.	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P571
	1258	date_of_creation_certainty	vocabulary	Degree of certainty about the dating of the witness\'s production.		certainty vocab 4. Certain (100%) 3. Very likely (66%-99%) 2. Probable (33%-66%) 0. Unlikely (1%-33%)
	1286	date_of_creation_source	text	Notes about the source of the creation date information, including a human-readable summary or transcription of the time range. Can include a brief bibliographic citation.
	1094	date_freetext	text	Brief, human-readable description of the date given to this record.
People
	1303	scribe	foreign key	The scribe accredited with composing the witness.
	1336	number_of_hands	float	Number of hands identified in the witness.
	1337	scribe_note	text	Notes about the source of information for the number of hands or number of scribes.
Place
	1290	place_of_creation	foreign key	Place where the entity was conceived or made.	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1071
	1291	place_of_creation_source	text	Notes along with bibliographic citation about the source of the creation place information.
described_at_URL
	1255	described_by_source	foreign key footnote	Work where the item is described. Property P1343 \nDescribed in source / written about in / described by encyclopedia / described by reference work	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P1343
	1269	described_at_URL	text	Described at webpage. Property P973
	1284	reference_notes	text	Brief notes about a reference and/or citation that should eventually be added to the database and linked to this record.
Review
	1183	review_status	vocabulary	Status of record\'s preparation for public view.		_record review vocab Action required Open Publish
	1248	review_note	text	Information to help with review of this entity.