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turmae Norbani Dinis turmae Anni Ditenis turmae Longini Hezbenis turmae Bassi Bitos turmae Corneli Iulis turmae Sereni Dise… turmae Asini Bitus Ḅ…us Desas Doles b b ḅ ḅ b
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List of cavalrymen by troop TM 144629Didymoi
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A Latin ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert of Egypt listing soldiers, each identified by the cavalry troop (turma) named after its commander. Most of the soldiers bear Thracian names.
In English machine translation
Of the troop (turma) of Norbanus: Dinis
Of the troop of Annius: Ditenis
Of the troop of Longinus: Hezbenis
Of the troop of Bassus: Bitos
Of the troop of Cornelius: Iulis
Of the troop of Serenus: Dise[…]
Of the troop of Asinius: Bitus
B[…]us, Desas, Doles
b b b b b
A turma was a cavalry troop of about 30 riders, known by its decurion's name. Names such as Dinis, Bitos and Doles are Thracian, and the scribe's spelling often omits doubled letters or n.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Listes de noms). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.