o.did.42
Βαρατιτ Β[…] κουράτορι πραισιδίου […] …μο…χε…[…] τροφο…[…] καθὼς […] ε…[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144608
Fragment of a letter from Baratit to the curator of the fort TM 144608Didymoi (Ägypten)ca. 264
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A fragmentary ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert of Egypt, apparently a letter or note from a certain Baratit to the curator of the fort. Only the opening names and a few words survive; the date is around AD 264.
In English machine translation
Baratit B[…]
to the curator of the p[raesidium] […]
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as […]
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The record's title, 'An under-chief of the Barbarians', suggests Baratit was a subordinate leader among the desert peoples dealing with the Roman garrison. A curator (kourator) commanded a small fort (praesidium) on the desert roads; the word praesidium is restored.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Un hypotyrannos des Barbares). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.