Fragment of copied correspondence mentioning the curator of Kompasi TM 144597Didymoi

Fragmentary ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, apparently part of copies of received correspondence. Only scattered phrases survive, mentioning work, something sent, and a curator (fort commander) of Kompasi; it is dated Pauni 29.

In English machine translation

A curator (Latin curator) was the officer in charge of a desert fort or station; Kompasi was another station on the road from Koptos to Berenike. The word read as 'past' may reflect Latin praeteritus.

Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Copies de correspondance reçue). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.