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τούρμης Παυλίνου […] Βάσσου Βαραδάδου […] Σώφρωνος γαλι…[…] κριθῆς μάτια γ α[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144669
Ticket for barley for cavalrymen of the turma of Paulinus TM 144669Didymoi
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A short ostracon ticket or label from the Roman military fort of Didymoi in Egypt's Eastern Desert. It names soldiers of the cavalry troop (turma) of Paulinus, Bassus and Sophron, and records a quantity of barley, 3 matia, probably fodder for horses.
In English machine translation
Of the turma of Paulinus […]
Of Bassus son of Baradados (?) […]
Of Sophron, … […]
Barley, 3 matia […]
A turma was a cavalry troop in the Roman army. The matia (mation) was a small dry measure, and barley was the usual ration for horses. The word after Sophron's name is unclear.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Tickets et étiquettes). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.