o.did.357
[…] Ἀντωνίῳ τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν· ἔπεμψα σοι δι’ Ἀντωνίου στρατιώτου κοστωδίας τέσσερας ὧν ὀνόματα Ἰούλιος Ε…ε…[…] […] Ἀπολλω…ιν…[…] […]…τοις ὀκτὼ …[…] […] ἕως ἔλθῃ[…] […]ρως μη…[…]
One text, 2 sources · Trismegistos-Text 144918
Letter to Antonius about four prisoners sent under escort TM 144918Didymoi
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Fragmentary letter on an ostracon from the Roman fort of Didymoi in the Eastern Desert, addressed to a certain Antonius, his 'brother'. The sender reports dispatching four prisoners under escort of the soldier Antonius and begins listing their names; the rest is too damaged to follow.
In English machine translation
[…] to Antonius his brother, very many greetings. I have sent you, through Antonius the soldier, four prisoners, whose names are Iulius E…e…[…]
[…] Apollo…in…[…]
[…] … eight …[…]
[…] until he comes […]
[…]…ros …[…]
The word translated 'prisoners' (kostodia, from Latin custodia) normally means guard or custody, but here it evidently refers to persons held in custody. The text belongs to a group of letters sent or written by a man named Maximus.
Working translation of the DDbDP edition, made with Claude Opus 5.5 from the edition and the catalogue records shown below (catalogued as Letters Sent or Written by Maximus). It has not been reviewed by a papyrologist: check the edition before citing. Restorations follow the edition; […] marks lost text and (?) an uncertain reading.