src/Pure/Syntax/lexicon.ML

       | nat n (c :: cs) = nat (n * 10 + (ord c - ord "0")) cs;
 
     fun idxname cs ds = (implode (rev cs), nat 0 ds);
     fun chop_idx [] ds = idxname [] ds
       | chop_idx (cs as (_ :: "\\<^sub>" :: _)) ds = idxname cs ds
-      | chop_idx (cs as (_ :: "\\<^isub>" :: _)) ds = idxname cs ds
+      | chop_idx (cs as (_ :: "\\<^isub>" :: _)) ds = idxname cs ds  (*legacy*)
+      | chop_idx (cs as (_ :: "\\<^isup>" :: _)) ds = idxname cs ds  (*legacy*)
       | chop_idx (c :: cs) ds =
           if Symbol.is_digit c then chop_idx cs (c :: ds)
           else idxname (c :: cs) ds;
 
     val scan =