o.did.38
[…]…νίᾳ ἐπάρχῳ ὄρους καὶ εἴληςἩρακλιανῆς παρὰ Αὐρηλίου Διογένους κουράτορος Διδύμων. γινώσκειν σε θέλω, κύριε, […]… ἔργον προκόπτει χρασαρ […]ε τοῦ ποταμίτου ἐπι […] καὶ χρεία ἐστὶ ὀρυ[…]…ρου…[…] [… ? lines lost …]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144605
Report from Aurelius Diogenes, curator of Didymoi, to the prefect of the desert TM 144605Didymoi
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Opening of a report or letter from Aurelius Diogenes, curator of the fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, to the prefect of the desert and of the cavalry unit ala Herakliana. He informs his superior that some work is progressing and that something, perhaps digging, is needed; the rest is lost.
In English machine translation
To […]nius (?), prefect of the desert and of the ala Herakliana, from Aurelius Diogenes, curator of Didymoi.
I want you to know, lord, […] the work is progressing […] […] of the river-man (?) […] […] and there is need to dig (?) […]
[…]
A curator (kourator) was the officer in charge of a road station or fort on the desert routes; the prefect's name is lost. The words 'chrasar' and 'potamites' are obscure, and 'dig' rests on a partial word (oru[…])..
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Lettres de soldats et de curateurs). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.